Cooprider v. State

Appellant was tried by a jury and convicted on an indictment charging him with “unlawfully, wilfully, mischievously and maliciously” removing a tombstone. This appeal is from a judgment on the verdict assessing a fine.

The only error assigned is the overruling of his motion for a new trial which contains two specifications, first, that the verdict is contrary to law, and, second, that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence. These specifications are discussed together in the briefs, on the hypothesis that if the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict it is contrary to law.…