State v. Wilhite

Appellee, Wilhite, was indicted for violation of 1 of Act 193 of 1943, it being alleged that Wilhite had "by the use of force and violence attempted to prevent W. C. Rogers from engaging in work . . . contrary to the statute . . ." Wilhite was tried under the indictment; and at the conclusion of the testimony offered by the State, the trial court announced that the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty as charged, and thereupon instructed the jury to return a verdict finding Wilhite not guilty of any violation of 1 of said Act 193.* Because of this instructed verdict, the…