State v. Smith

Citations

• 18 S.C. 149
• 1882 S.C. LEXIS 120

Syllabus

<p>Where several distinct offenses are charged in different counts of an indictment, all growing out of the same act or acts, even though subject to different punishments, a general verdict of guilty furnishes no ground for a motion in arrest of judgment or for new trial, provided the jury have been explicitly instructed as to the form and effect of their verdict.</p>