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THE STATE v. BROWN

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240 S.C. 357 (1962)

126 S.E.2d 1

The STATE, Respondent, v. Irene BROWN et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 6, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Jenkins & Perry, of Columbia, and W. Newton Pough, of Orangeburg, for Appellants.

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Attorney General, and Everett N. Brandon, Assistant Attorney General, of Columbia, and Julian S. Wolfe, Solicitor, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

June 6, 1962.

LEWIS, Justice.

On March 15, 1960, 349 Negro students were arrested in the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, and charged with the crime of breach of the peace. All were subsequently convicted in Magistrate's Court and sentenced to pay fines of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars or serve thirty (30) days in jail. All have appealed and, since they were charged in eight separate groups and each group tried separately, there are eight cases on appeal. However...

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