State v. Hiers
State v. Hiers
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
The defendant was indicted for murder, tried and convicted of manslaughter before Judge Gary, at the October term of Court, 1916, and after sentence appealed.
Exception 3 is overruled for the same reasons assigned in overruling exception 2. Brown v. Building Co., 88 S. C. 80, 70 S. E. 428.
Exception 4 is overruled for the same reason as assigned in overruling exceptions 2 and 3, and also as it is not pointed out or suggested in the exception wherein or in what manner the defendant was prejudiced, and the jury had before them testimony of other witnesses similar to that attempted to be proved by this witness.
The sixth exception complains of error upon the part of his Honor in his charge to the jury.
We find the charge as a whole was free from error, and defendant cannot complain.
All exceptions are overruled. Judgment affirmed.
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- 1. Criminal Law — Continuance—Discretion of Court. — Where no subpoena or warrant for arrest of absent witness was shown to the Court and there was no compliance of defendant with Circuit Court rule 27, there was no error in overruling a motion for continuance, especially where one of the witnesses appeared and testified in the case. 2. Criminal Law — Appeal and Error — Matters Reviewable. — Where defendant’s attorney simply objected to testimony without stating any grounds and the exception does not point out any error of law or prejudicial error, the exception presents nothing for review. 3. Homicide — Evidence—Reputation of Deceased. — The general reputation of the victim of a homicide for violence may be shown, but not particular acts- of violence.