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STATE v. MOUZON ET AL.

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231 S.C. 655 (1957)

99 S.E.2d 672

The STATE, Respondent, v. BEN MOUZON and JOHN BRYANT, JR., Defendants, of whom Ben Mouzon is Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 27, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Edward V. Atkinson and Arthur H. Wilder, of Sumter, for Appellant.

August 27, 1957.

OXNER, Justice.

Between 7:00 and 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 2, 1956, Mrs. Margaret Allen Coker, a pedestrian, was struck and killed by a 1955 Chevrolet automobile. Ben Mouzon and John Bryant, Jr., both Negroes, were riding in the front seat, but there is a dispute as to which one was driving. Both were indicted. Ben Mouzon was convicted of murder with recommendation to mercy and given a life sentence...

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