State v. O'Neal

Fishburne, AJ.:

The defendants, Douglas, alias “Doug” O’Neal, George Walker, and Joseph Harris, were tried in the court of general sessions for Richland County and found guilty of keeping and maintaining a gaming house, in violation of Section 1738, 1942 Code. From the judgment of the court and from the order refusing their motion for a directed verdict, made at the close of the testimony offered in behalf of the state, they appeal to this court.

Error is assigned because the court permitted the indictment to be amended with reference to a misnomer affecting the defendant, Joseph Harris, and in…