Boardman v. State

The plaintiff in error (hereinafter called the defendant) was convicted of the crime of arson. He was charged with having burned a building commonly called a fishing shack. The building was of small dimensions, being variously estimated by different witnesses to have been from 10x12 feet to 12x18 feet. It was built of rough boards and lined with building paper. It had a window on one side and at the time it was burned had a door. It was equipped with a cot and an old kitchen stove. During the summer months the defendant lived in this building during a considerable portion of the time. It was…