State v. Deschamps

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

“This case was tried before his Honor, Judge J. W. De-Vore, and a jury on the 9th day of October, 1922. The defendant was indicted for malicious mischief, the specific charge being that he injured the land of one Paul B. Hodge by throwing the live nuts of nut grass thereon. The de fendant was found guilty by the jury, but upon motion his Honor, Judge DeVore, granted a new trial, from which the State appealed. Upon appeal (126 S. C., 416; 120 S. E., 491) the Supreme Court held the trial Judge in error in ordering a new trial, and…