State v. McCain
State v. McCain
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
*27 The statement in the case is:
“Rosa McCain was tried October 4, 1920, on an indictment charging her with the murder of her husband, Walter McCain. The jury returned a verdict of guilty (of manslaughter), and attorney for'defendant made a motion for a new trial on the ground that the State failed to prove venue. Only three witnesses were examined, two on behalf of the State and the defendant herself. The case' on appeal passes the same question that was presented to the presiding Judge on motion for new trial.”
The motion for a new trial was made on the ground that there .was no proof of the venue. The case of State v. Daniel, 83 S. C. 310, 65 S. E. 236, shows that rule No. 77 applies to criminal as well as civil cases. The case does not show that there was a motion to direct a verdict, and the question raised by the appeal cannot be considered.
The appeal is dismissed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- State v. McCain.
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Criminal Law—Objection op no Proof of Venue Must be Raised by Motion to Direct Verdict..—The point that there is no proof of the venue must be first made in a motion to direct a verdict for accused; rule No. 77 applying to criminal, as well as civil, cases.