Sanders v. State

The appellant was found guilty in the Izard circuit court of burglary and petit larceny, and his punishment was fixed at two years in the state penitentiary for burglary, and a fine of $10 for petit larceny. He filed the following motion for new trial:

“Comes now Woodrow Sanders, the defendant herein, and moves the court to set aside the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court rendered in this cause, and that he be granted a new trial herein, because:

“1. The verdict is contrary to the law.

“2. The judgment is contrary to the law.

“3. The verdict is contrary to the evidence.

“á: The…