People v. Kneiling

Upon charges of arson and burning insured property the appellant was found guilty by a jury. He was also charged with having previously been convicted of a felony and of having served a sentence therefor, which latter charge he admitted. He appealed from the judgments entered upon said verdicts and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.

The sole ground assigned for a reversal consists of a criticism of the sufficiency of the evidence, it being earnestly contended that the evidence was entirely circumstantial. It appeared that the appellant resided upon the premises which were burned,…