State v. . Raper

The five defendants named in the indictment were tried in July, 1932, and Myers and Hilton were acquitted. S. v. Raper, 203 N. C., 489. These two conspired with neither of the others and neither of the others conspired with them. At a later term Raper, Wilson, and Brookshire were put on trial and the jury acquitted Brookshire and Wilson and convicted Raper, who is charged with conspiring only with his codefendants. The acquittal of two of the defendants left open the question of a conspiracy among the other three; but when two of these were acquitted none was left with whom Raper could have…