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STATE v. BURGESS

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270 S.C. 134 (1978)

241 S.E.2d 413

The STATE, Respondent, v. Rhea BURGESS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Summerall, Jr., for Appellant.

Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., and Joseph R. Barker, Asst. Atty. Gen., of Columbia, for Respondent.

January 30, 1978.

RHODES, Justice:

This appeal is from a conviction for contempt of court on a charge of jury tampering. The trial court imposed a sentence of thirty (30) days imprisonment in the Aiken County Jail. We affirm.

The present case is closely related to the case of State v. Bowers, S.C. 241 S.E.2d 409, filed January 30, 1978. These cases arose out of alleged jury tampering in the case of State...

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