State v. Rogers

In this appeal from the Circuit Court of McDowell County, the appellant, James Rogers, seeks reversal of a final judgment which denied his motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial and sentenced him to one to five years in the State Penitentiary upon a jury verdict of guilty of unlawful wounding.

The appellant contends that the evidence presented by the State is insufficient to support the jury’s finding of guilty of unlawful wounding. Interwoven in this argument are three distinct issues. The first issue is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the jury verdict.

The…