State v. . Sprouse
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for setting fire to and burning property of another, tried before Ferguson, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1909, of Madison.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
The defendant is indicted in two cotints. In the first count it is alleged that the defendant “did unlawfully, wantonly, willfully and feloniously set fire to a stable and granary, then and there the property and in possession of William Sexton,” and in the second count it is alleged that the defendant “did unlawfully, willfully and feloniously attempt to burn the barn and stable of William Sexton by setting.fire to a certain lot of flammable matter in said barn and stable, contrary to the statute,” etc.
The defendant requested his Honor to charge the jury as follows: “That, if the jury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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