State v. . Hampton

The defendant, being disgruntled with his neighbor, solicits another to burn her dwelling house. The solicitation is spurned. Is the defendant guilty of a crime?

It is observed the defendant has been acquitted on the charge of attempting to burn the dwelling house in question. C. S., 4246; S. v. Addor, 183 N. C., 687, 110 S. E., 650. It was said in S. v. Taylor, 84 N. C., 773, that where there are several counts in a bill, “if the jury find the defendant guilty on one count and say nothing in their verdict concerning the other counts, it will be equivalent to a verdict of not guilty as to…