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STATE v. GREENE

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255 S.C. 548 (1971)

180 S.E.2d 179

The STATE, Respondent, v. Edward GREENE, Fred Painter, Tommy Myers, Frank Downing, Derrill Brown and Ronald Floyd, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 29, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Kermit S. King, John W. Williams, Jr., and John W. McIntosh, of Columbia, for Appellants.

John W. Foard, Jr., Esq., Solicitor, of Columbia, for Respondent.

March 29, 1971.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice.

On October 1, 1968, at the South Carolina Central Correctional Institution, a riot by prisoners occurred, resulting in more than $50,000.00 property damages. Six guards and twelve prisoners were hospitalized as a result of the turmoil, which lasted about four or five hours. The appellants are six of twelve inmates brought to trial on December 9, 1968, charged with rioting in violation...

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