Legal Opinion

State v. Simmons

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 25, 1919No. 10261PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Before Shipp, J., Charleston, Fall term, 1918. ReRoy Simmons was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. Messrs. Logan & Grace cite: As to alleged confessions made to police officers by defendant while under arrest: 168 U. S. 543; 69 S. C. 74; Greenleaf, sec. 225; 74 S. C. 478; 69 S. C. 72; 6 A. & E. Ene., p. 530; 18 R. R'. A. (N. S.), P-768; 50 R. R. A. (N. S.), p. 1077; 9 Richardson’s Raw, p. 428; 93 S. C. 149; 98 S. C. 498; 104 S. C. 146; Russell on Crimes —. As to…

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1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Hydrick.

Defendant was indicted for the murder of Ethel Scriven, and convicted of manslaughter. The crime was committed in the city of Charleston, about 11 o’clock at night, on July 21, 1918. Defendant was the only witness to the fatal encounter. He testified that he had been going with deceased for about a year, but they had had a falling out that day, and about 9 o’clock that evening she saw him in company with another woman, and called him, but he refuseed to go to her, saying that he had told her he did not care to have anything more to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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State v. HendersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904

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