Dunlap v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Erath. Tried below before the Hon. W. J. Oxford. Appeal from a conviction of arson; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
The indictment charges arson, with ownership in J. J. Jarvis. It is contended there is a variance between the allegation and the evidence. The house alleged to have been burned is known as the Jarvis College, situated at Thorp Springs, Hood County. The title was in fact in Jarvis. The building was occupied for school purposes, appellant being one of the teachers and the vice president of the school, and as such occupied one of the rooms and had some personal property situated in the room, on which he had a fire insurance policy. ' The building had been leased to…
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