Harbin v. State

LEE, Justice, for the Court:

James Harbin and Willie White were jointly indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Grenada County on a charge of grand larceny and each was sentenced by the court to a term of three years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. They have appealed and assign four errors in the trial below.

The appellants contend that the court erred in declining to direct a verdict of not guilty at the conclusion of the state’s evidence. When that motion for a directed verdict was overruled, the appellants proceeded with their defense and introduced evidence. It is…