State v. Smith

Taylor, Chief Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted in the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County upon an indictment charging him with burglary and housebreaking. At the conclusion of the State’s evidence, motion for a directed verdict was made and denied; however, after conviction of burglary, no motion was made for a new trial and Appellant was sentenced to 5 years in the State Penitentiary and 5 years probation. Appellant contends that the trial Judge erred in his charge to the jury, in overruling an objection to certain testimony, and in refusing his motion for a directed…