Case Name: The STATE, Respondent, v. Leonard C. HAMILTON, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1971-08-16
Citations: 256 S.C. 448
Docket Number: 18759
Parties: The STATE, Respondent, v. Leonard C. HAMILTON, Appellant.
Judges: Littlejohn, J., disqualified.
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 448–449

Head Matter:
18759
The STATE, Respondent, v. Leonard C. HAMILTON, Appellant.
(182 S. E. (2d) 890)
Messrs. Thomas W. Whiteside, Bobby M. Pruitt, and Franklin M. Mann, of Spartanburg, for Appellant.
Messrs. John H. Nolen, Sol. and Asst. Solicitor Claude A. Taylor, Jr., of Spartanburg, for Respondent.
August 16, 1971.

Opinion:
ORDER
Per Curiam.
It having been determined by the Circuit Court, after an evidentiary hearing conforming with the judgment of this Court heretofore filed, 251 S. C. 1, 159 S. E. (2d) 607, that at the time of appellant's arrest the arresting officers had probable cause to believe him guilty of the crime of which he was convicted, appellant's conviction is, therefore, affirmed.
Littlejohn, J., disqualified.