State v. Rouse

Lewis, Justice:

Appellant was convicted, as charged under a two-count indictment, of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and indecent exposure, receiving a sentence for each offense to run concurrently. He appeals, charging error (1) in the refusal of a motion to require the State to elect on which count it would proceed to trial, (2) in denying a motion for a dirceted verdict of not guilty as to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; (3) in refusing a motion for a mistrial because of alleged prejudicial arguments of the Solicitor to the jury, and (4) in alleged…