Abbott v. State

Bennett Abbott and Louis Massey were jointly indicted for burglary. Ralph Abbott was also charged with the same burglary under a separate indictment. The two cases against the three defendants were consolidated and tried together. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of Ralph Abbott, and the jury returned a verdict finding the other two defendants guilty as charged. These two defendants’ joint motion for a new trial, based on the usual general grounds and two special grounds, was denied and they have brought the present writ of error to have that judgment reviewed.

1. The general…