Finley v. State

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

The indictment, as returned into court, contained two counts. Before submitting the case to the jury, the court charged out count 2, and the defendants were put to trial on count 1. There were five defendants named in the indictment, but the above-named appellants were the only ones tried in this case, a severance having been granted.

Count 1 charged the defendants with a violation of the “Corrupt Practice Law,” Code 1923, § 582 et seq., the specific statute being section 596 of the Code 1923, which reads as follows: -

“596. Bills, placards, advertisements, etc., must…