People v. Rosen

Philip Rosen, Seymour Fryman, Bobby Ray Lewis, and Frank Winton were arrested in July, 1965 and charged with conspiracy to commit arson of real property. * At the conclusion of the preliminary examination, Winton was discharged for lack of sufficient evidence. The remaining three defendants were bound over for trial, were convicted by a jury, and each was sentenced to five years on probation and a fine of $100 plus costs.

Rosen has appealed, raising five claims of error. His main contention is that there was insufficient evidence against him at the trial to sustain a conviction of conspiracy…