Acree v. State

The indictment under which the defendant was convicted contained two counts; the first was for firing lands without first giving the statutory notice, and was framed under the Penal Code, §§ 229-231; the second count was for permitting fire to get into the lands of another through neglect, and was framed under the Penal Code, § 232. The jury found him guilty of the charge contained in the first count, and not guilty of the charge made in the second count. He made a motion for a new trial, to the overruling of which he excepts. On the trial it was proved that the defendant rented a farm and…