Gathright v. State

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant, Wendell R. Gathright was charged, together with Charles Austin Hobbs, with grand larceny of certain copper wire belonging to the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company exceeding thirty-five dollars in value. A jury found Gathright guilty and fixed his punishment at three years. For reversal, he relies upon the following points:

I

The trial court erred in not granting the motion of appellant’s attorney for a continuance.

n

The trial court erred in denying motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the State’s case inasmuch as the State failed to…