Barnes and York v. State

Appellants, Barnes and York, Negroes, were convicted of the crime of grand larceny and the punishment of each was assessed at five years in the State Penitentiary. From the judgment is this appeal.

For reversal, appellants have brought forward in their motion for a new trial twenty-nine assignments of alleged errors. While they strenuously contend that the trial court committed reversible error by permitting their alleged confessions to go to the jury, over thieir objections, we find it unnecessary to determine this issue and the other assignments for the reason that the judgment must be…