Brewer v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Ralph Brewer and Henry Hugh King were jointly indicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Harrison County for the crime of enticing a child under 14 years of age away from her parents for the purpose of prostitution. A motion for severance was made before trial, but was overruled by the court. After a joint trial, the jury found both Brewer and King guilty and the court sentenced each defendant to 10 years in the state penitentiary.

The defendants have assigned as error:

1.That the Court erred in failing to grant a Motion for…