Case ID: ga-app_10/html/0302-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Russell, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

3425.
    Matthews v. The State.
    Decided January 15, 1912.
    Indictment for arson; from Monroe superior court — Judge E. T. Daniel.
    April 8, 1911.
   Russell, J.

The evidence is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the barn was accidentally burned. Further, in the absence of any evidence showing that the prosecutor’s statements in regard to the defendant’s lack of financial credit had been communicated to him, no motive on the defendant’s part to burn the barn is disclosed.

Judgment reversed.

Willingham & Willingham, for plaintiff in error,

cited: Ga. Reports: 57/482; 85/535; 86/357; 93/557; 97/209; 103/430; 109/158, 516; 110/293; 111/139; 117/235; 119/118; 123/278; 125/741; Ga. App. Reports: 2/492; 3/653; 6/105, 776; 7/197.

J. W. Wise, solicitor-general; Persons & Persons, contra.