State v. Putman

Citations

• 18 S.C. 175
• 1882 S.C. LEXIS 122

Syllabus

<p>1. An indictment against A., B. and C, for murder, charged A. with shooting the deceased, and B. and C. with being present, aiding and abetting, and the jury found all three guilty of manslaughter. Held, that B. and C. were charged as principals and not as accessories before the fact, and that there was no ground for arresting the judgment. ,</p> <p>2. Persons may be present, aiding and abetting in the commission of manslaughter, and so be guilty themselves of this crime.</p>