Bassett v. State

Bell, Presiding Judge.

1. Larry Bassett was convicted under an indictment charging him with malicious mischief for running his car over and damaging the mailbox and shrubbery of Mrs. C. 0. Mathews. Mrs. Mathews, Luther Flournoy, and defendant were immediate neighbors residing on a stretch of road east of Greenville. Flournoy testified that he was awakened around midnight and observed Bassett on the road, performing antics with the car. He was awakened again around 2 a. m. and went out onto his porch to investigate the commotion. The scene was lighted by a mercury lamp in Mrs. Mathews’ yard,…