State v. Brown

Mr. Associate; Justice Fishburne

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

The defendant was tried and convicted of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. From the .judgment pronounced, he has appealed.

The appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment upon two grounds, namely, (1) Error of the Court in denying appellant’s motion made at the close of all of the evidence'for a directed verdict of acquittal; and (2) error'of the Court in its charge to the jury.

Does the evidence afford a reasonable inference of guilt ánd warrant the verdict? If it does, the case was properly submitted to the jury.

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