Bradberry v. State

The grand jury of Oconee County returned a bill of indictment against Raymond Cooper, Weyman Bradberry, and Harvey Bradberry, jointly charging them with the murder of Dock Elder. Weyman Bradberry was put on trial, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, without recommendation, and the court sentenced the defendant to be put to death by electrocution. The defendant made a motion for new trial, which was overruled, and he excepted.

The verdict was authorized by the evidence. The evidence for the State tended to show that the three young white men, indicted here, including the plaintiff in…