State v. Brown

In this appeal on questions of law, the appellant, Harold D. Brown, complains that there was error prejudicial to his substantial rights committed by the trial court, when such court accepted a verdict of guilty of a criminal offense that was not the unanimous verdict of the jury.

Harold D. Brown was tried on an indictment which con tained three counts. The judgment shows that he was found guilty of one count, and not guilty of the other two counts.

The jury, after deliberation, was returned to the trial court, and the foreman announced that they had reached a verdict of guilty on the first…