Cowart v. State

The Supreme Court transferred this case to the Court of Appeals. 177 Ga. 377.

The indictment was for arson and alleged that J. E. Cowart, J. E. Cowart and Harry Yermosky, alias Harry Goodman, “did wilfully and maliciously set fire to, burn, and cause to be burned, aid, counsel, and procure the burning of a dwelling-house occupied by J. E. Cowart and J. E. Cowart in the city of Waycross, State of Georgia and county of Ware. The defendant, J. E. Cowart, made a motion for a new trial on general and special grounds, which was overruled, and he excepted. There was a motion made to quash the…