McDuffie v. State

The defendant was convicted on an accusation charging him with the offenses of carrying a concealed pistol, and of carrying or having said pistol about his person without first obtaining a license. A general verdict of guilty was returned. The defendant excepted to the overruling of his motion for new trial on the general grounds, contending that the evidence did not support both counts of the accusation.

A general verdict of guilty upon an indictment or accusation containing several counts, all charging misdemeanors, is to be con • strued as convicting the defendant of each and every separate…