Barnett v. State

BESSEY P. J.

The plaintiffs in error named in the caption will be referred to herein as the defendants.

The defendants were jointly informed against in the county court of Greer county, charged with conveying one-half gallon of corn whisky from the home of Poley Cardin to a point near the public highway about a quarter of a mile east of Cardin’s home. No severance was asked, and all of the defendants were tried at the same time. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as to each of the defendants, but stated that they could not agree upon the punishment. The court, in rendering judgment upon the…