State v. Kilpatrick

Sprouse, Justice:

In this proceeding upon a writ of error and supersede-as, the defendant, Norman Kilpatrick, seeks reversal of the judgment of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, which upheld an order of the Intermediate Court of Ka-nawha County entered upon a jury verdict finding the defendant guilty of a misdemeanor.

The defendant was arrested and subsequently indicted for a violation of Code, 1931, 61-8-16, as amended, which prohibits the abusive use of a telephone. He was alleged to have made certain telephone calls to Robert Haynes in a manner which could “reasonably be expected to…