Reed v. State

The indictment charged that defendant, a descendant of a negro, and Thelma Reed, a white woman, did intermarry, etc. The parties were tried jointly and resulted in a verdict of guilty as to this appellant and an acquittal as to Thelma; or, to state it in a different way, on the joint trial with identical proceedings and evidence as to each the jury returned a verdict of guilty as to appellant, but failed to make a finding as to his codefendant. The court accepted the verdict and pronounced judgment on appellant. This was equivalent to a verdict and judgment of acquittal as to Thelma. 2…