Williams v. State

Appellant, Mrs. Jewel Williams, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County of arson, first degree, under Code of 1942, Sec. 2006, which provides that “any person who wilfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any” designated building, shall be guilty of arson in the first degree. She was sentenced to serve a term of two years in the state penitentiary. On this appeal we consider only two points, since they will dispose of the case. The evidence was wholly insufficient to support a conviction, and appellant…