Whitfield v. State

Mitchell, J.:

The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted before the Criminal Court of Becord of said county, November 15, 1888, upon a charge of arson. The defendant moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled, and' the defendant was thereupon sentened to the penitentiary for the term of seven years, whereupon he applied for and obtained a writ of error to this court.

The only error assigned is: “ That it was error for the court to refuse to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial on the ground that the evidence did not warrant the verdict. *290•of the jury, there being no evidence of…