Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1923

State v. Maes

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided December 7, 1923 · No. 11361 · Cothran

120 S.E. 576; 127 S.C. 397; 1923 S.C. LEXIS 292 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Mr. George F. VonKolnitz , for appellant, cites: Suspended sentence 27 Stat., 773; 115 S.E., 742 ; Circuit Judge may not decide whether crime has been committed without aid of jury; 107 S.C. 414 : Search and seizure; 232 U.S. 394 ; 251 U.S. 385 ; 255 U.S. 298 ; 277 Fed., 939. Mr. Thomas P. Stoney, Solicitor for the State, cites: Defendant not entitled to jury trial on question of violation of suspended sentence; 107 S.C. 345 ; 108 S.C. 455 ; 109 S.C. 406 ; 114 S.C. 445 ; 107 S.C. 413 ; 115 S.E., 744 . Evidence obtained in unauthorized search may be used against accused; 40 S.C. 363 ; 107 S.C. 304 ; 94 S.C. 339 ; 1 Greenl. Ev., Sec. 254; 112 S.C. 389 ; 120 S.C. 290 ; 110 S.E., 212 ; 114 S.C. 317 ; 115 S.E., 636 .

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

The elaborate and lucid decree of Judge Smith in this case, renders further discussion of the questions raised a work of supererogation. For the reasons -assigned by him, the judgment is affirmed. Let the order be reported.

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