State v. Riley

Taylor, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter at the May, 1950, term of Court of General Sessions for Orangeburg County and was sentenced by the Presiding Judge to serve four years.

At the conclusion of the State’s testimony, appellant moved for a directed verdict of “Not Guilty”, and after the verdict ■by the jury moved for a new trial upon the same grounds ■as those upon which his motion for a directed verdict was made, both motions being refused. He now appeals to this Court upon exceptions which present the questions:

1. Did the Presiding Judge err in overruling…