Fussell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for arson. Before Judge Sweat. Irwin superior court. April term, 1893. 1. Dan Fussell was convicted of arson, and his motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Indictment for arson. Before Judge Sweat. Irwin superior court. April term, 1893. 1. Dan Fussell was convicted of arson, and his motion for a new trial was overruled. The first special ground of the motion, and the facts concerning the same, are set out in the opinion. 2. Jonas Pearson testified that he heard defendant (who was his cousin) make a statement about this burning to Carrie Chambers; he said he did the work, that he was offered so much but only got three dollars and half a gallon of whisky, that he did the burning of Lewis Mobley’s store, and that he was at Pearson’s station “ on…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
1. The arson for which the accused was indicted was committed by burning the storehouse of Mobley & Mitch*455•ell, a copartnership. Lewis Mobley, one of the firm, testified that he saw the accused strike a match and set the house on fire. This occurred in December, and it seems that no steps to prosecute were taken until the following April. The court allowed him to explain the ■delay, and the explanation given was that he had consulted one T. D. Wilcox and the solicitor-general, and that the delay was the result of this consultation. There was no error in allowing the…
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