STATE v. BUTLER

19712

261 S.C. 355 (1973)

200 S.E.2d 70

The STATE, Respondent, v. Roscoe BUTLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Harrelson & Gregory, of Walterboro, for Appellant.

Randolph Murdaugh, Jr., Esq., Sol., of Hampton, for Respondent.


October 30, 1973.

BRAILSFORD, Justice:

The defendant appeals from his conviction of manslaughter and sentence to imprisonment for a term of fifteen years.

Three specifications of error are argued. The first assigns as error the refusal of the court to grant a continuance because of the absence of a defense witness. This motion, which was addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge, was not made until...

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