State v. Jenkins

Bussey, Justice.

Appellant, Jacob Jenkins, was convicted of reckless homicide at the January, 1963, term of the Court of General Sessions for Charleston County. This appeal reaches this court somewhat belatedly due to difficulty in obtaining a transcript of the trial as a result of the official court reporter having left the state.

There are numerous grounds of appeal, including the contention that appellant was entitled to a directed verdict, or to have the verdict set aside for insufficiency of evidence to support the conviction. It is well settled that on appeal from a refusal to direct a…