State v. Patterson

Tayror, Justice.

In September, 1950, the appellant was tried and convicted under an indictment pursuant to Section 57(g), Act 281, 46 St. at Large, at page 485, Acts of 1949 of the General Assembly of South Carolina, charging him with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, third offense. He was sentenced to serve a period of three years in the State Penitentiary, or for a like period upon the Public Works of Greenville County, or to pay a fine of $2,000.00.

The trial and ensuing sentence of appellant for a third offense were predicated on two prior…