State v. Jacobson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury for the crime of arson in the second degree, tried in the district court for Otter Tail county before Parsons, J., and a jury, and convicted. Prom an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The defendant, Hons Jacobson, having been convicted of arson, appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial. The record discloses no error of law. The charge is clear, terse and adequate. The only question is the sufficiency of the evidence, wholly circumstantial both as to the corpus delicti and defendant’s guilt.
Pred Harthun owns a farm in the town of Dora, Otter Tail county, upon which he has resided many years. His barn was some 220 feet northwesterly from a public highway. The residence was between the barn and the highway. The general direction of this highway was north and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Winslow v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Carlton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- State v. MillmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Kinnan v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1910
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