State v. Garrett

BECKER, Justice.

Defendant was charged with the crime of arson, tried to a jury, found guilty, sentenced to 20 years incarceration in the Men’s Reformatory and placed on parole. He appeals his conviction. We affirm.

Defendant does not challenge sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a verdict. Nevertheless we must review the evidence to some degree. At the time of the fire defendant Garrett was a student at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He lived with Will Krist, another student, in a farmhouse rented from Roy DeBruin, located about 5 miles east and 3 miles north of Pella. The men were asked…