Breed v. State

Two questions are raised by this appeal from the conviction for arson. The first of these is that the court erred in refusing to give instruction No. 7 as requested by defendant. That instruction reads as follows: “You are instructed that although you may believe the testimony of the witnesses, E. R. Jarvis, Chas. Crosnoe and Chris Wheaton, you could not convict the defendant on their testimony unless you find that their testimony is corroborated by other evidence that connects the defendant with the crime; and you are further instructed that such other evidence is not sufficient unless it…