State v. Giffen

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the defendant of the crime of arson. The defense is the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

The property that was burned was owned by defendant and was insured against loss 'by fire. Evidence was introduced by the state tending to show that defendant approached two different parties with the proposition that they burn the property in order that she might collect the fire insurance.

It was incumbent upon the state to prove that the fire was of incendiary origin, and that the defendant or some one acting on her behalf caused the…