Supreme Court of South Carolina April 6, 1928, 12421 (State v. Petit)

lead-opinion

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice BeEasE.

The State charged Harry Petit with murder in the killing of Seward Padgett. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and affirmed that he killed in self-defense. There have been three trials of the case in the Court of General Sssions for Colleton County. The result of the first two were mistrials. In the third trial, Hon. PI. P.