State v. Gilliam

Brailsford, Justice.

The defendant was convicted in the Greenville County Court on an indictment charging him with the offenses of housebreaking with intent to steal and grand larceny. He has appealed on a number of exceptions. Under our view of the case, we need consider only the exceptions to the refusal of the trial judge to direct a verdict of not guilty because of insufficient evidence.

The indictment charged that on or before January 28, 1964, the defendant, in the County of Greenville, in the nighttime, broke into the place of business of Consolidated Oil Company, a corporation, and…