People v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal try the defendant, Burt C. Brown, from a. judgment of the County Court of Herkimer county, rendered on the '27'th day of March, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury convicting, the said defendant of the crime of arson in the third degree.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The judgment should be reversed,'the verdict set aside, and a new trial’granted.
The indictment was filed, December 7, 1903, and charged the crime as having been committed November 19,1903, at Little Falls, N. Y- The building, burned was owned by one Oonyne, and occii*491pied by the defendant as a furniture store. It contained a stock of goods owned by defendant. The building was insured for $9,500, and the goods for $13,000. The intent alleged was to destroy the property and tb secure the insurance money.
The trial- commenced March 17, 1905, and continued until March 24, 1905, when…
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