State v. Chappell

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chiee Justice StabeEr.

On February 16, 1937, the defendant, Chappell, was tried in the Court of General Sessions for Fairfield County upon an indictment charging him with burglary. The jury found him guilty, but recommended him to -the mercy of the Court, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five years. This appeal followed.

At the proper stage of the trial, the appellant moved for a directed verdict of not guilty upon the ground that there was no evidence of an entry of the dwelling house, and, as entry is an essential element of the…