State v. Cristani
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Warren District Court.- — L. N. Hays, Judge. The defendant was convicted upon an indictment charging him with the crime of arson, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
' m*o to 'prove_ cm pus neUch. The defendant owned and operated a cheese factory at Norwalk, a small town 'within a few miles of the city of Des Moines. On the night of July 21, 1920, the factory, with its equipment and contents, was destroyed by fire. Thereafter, an indictment was returned ^ ^ grand jury, charging the defendant with having feloniously caused said fire, with intent thereby to injure the insurance company or association which had issued him a policy of insurance upon the property so destroyed. To this accusation the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. There was a trial to…
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