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State v. Horton

Citations

  • 248 S.E.2d 263
  • 271 S.C. 413
  • 1978 S.C. LEXIS 348

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  • concluding that offense of hit- and-run is contrary to justice, honesty and good morals, involves moral turpitude, and therefore, properly admitted into evidence as bearing on appellant’s credibility
  • concluding “[o]ne who leaves the scene of an accident is fraudulently attempting to relieve himself of any liability” and leaving the scene of an auto accident “is contrary to justice, honesty and good morals.”

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Judges: Ness, Lewis, Littlejohn, Rhodes, Gregory

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