Reyman v. State

Appellant, as thé defendant below, was charged by indictment with having conspired with two other persons to burn a barn that belonged to him and was insured in favor of himself and another, with intent thereby to defraud the insurance company. His motion to quash the indictment for the alleged reason that it did not state facts constituting a public offense, nor charge the offense with sufficient certainty, having been overruled and an exception reserved, he entered a plea of not guilty, and, severing in his defense, was tried separately by a jury which returned a verdict finding him guilty…