Jones v. State

Hall, Justice.

The defendant was tried and found guilty on an indictment charging him with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of the prosecutor with intent to take, steal and carry away the personal goods therein found. He moved for a new trial, on various grounds, and the motion was overruled; whereupon he alleged error and brought the case to this court.

1. There is nothing in thé three first grounds of the motion. Under the law and the evidence in the case, the verdict is well supported; indeed, it would seem to have been demanded, unless the jury saw proper to believe the defendant’s…