Case Name: STATE v. SMITH ET AL.
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1931-02-21
Citations: 159 S.C. 480
Docket Number: 13073
Parties: STATE v. SMITH ET AL.
Judges: Messrs. Justices Cotpiran, StabeEr and Carter and Mr. Acting Associate Justice Cosgrove concur.
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 159
Pages: 480–481

Head Matter:
13073
STATE v. SMITH ET AL.
(157 S. E., 927)
Messrs. W. B. Norton and W. B. Snipes, for Rupert Smith and Earl Smith,
Mr. F. A. Thompson, attorney for Jerry Smith.
Mr. L. M. Gasque, Solicitor, for the State.
February 21, 1931.

Opinion:
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice BeEase.
The appellants were convicted, in the Court of General Sessions for Marion County, for having in possession and for storing contraband liquors. In their trial, they moved for a directed verdict of not guilty as to both counts in the indictment, on the ground that there was no evidence to go to the jury showing their guilt, and especially was this true since the state depended entirely upon circumstantial evidence. Their motion was refused.
The full testimony is not in the record. A synopsis of it, agreed upon by the Solicitor and the attorneys for the appellants, is presented. We have read that carefully, and are unable to find any sufficient competent evidence, under the law, which warranted.the appellants' conviction, or even the submission of the case to the jury. We think it unnecessary to review the evidence. About all we could do in such review, would be to point out the lack óf evidence.
The appeal is sustained, and the case remanded for the purpose of having a verdict of not guilty entered in behalf of the appellants.
Messrs. Justices Cotpiran, StabeEr and Carter and Mr. Acting Associate Justice Cosgrove concur.