State v. Lyles

Fishburne, J.:

The appellant, Tommy Lyles, was tried upon an indictment charging three counts : (1) Breaking and entering a railway car in the nighttime, with intent to commit the crime of larceny; (2) grand larceny; (3) buying or receiving stolen goods of a value in excess of $20.00. He was acquitted on the third count. The jury returned a general verdict of guilty on the first and second counts, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five years.

The appellant made no motion for the direction of a verdict upon the conclusion of the evidence, but after the verdict of the jury was…