Wiley v. State

The special presentment in this case charges Miles Wiley, Mary Wiley, and Henry Wiley with burglarizing the dwelling house of Elbert Wingfield on May 8, 1931, and taking therefrom certain articles of personal property belonging to said Wing-field. Mary pleaded guilty, and a jury found Miles and Henry guilty. Miles Wiley excepts to the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial containing the general grounds and certain special grounds.

From the State’s evidence it appears that Elbert Wingfield’s dwelling house, which was unoccupied and nailed up at the time, was burglarized, and that, at…