Turner v. State

Riley Turner was convicted of violating Code, § 26-7704, which provides: “Any person who shall wilfully, carelessly, or negligently set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any woods, lands, or marshes, so as to cause loss or injury to another, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” His motion for new trial was overruled and he excepted. Only the general grounds of the motion were urged, the special ground being abandoned.

So far as our search has revealed this is the first occasion calling for a construction of Code, § 26-7704, supra. In order to arrive at legislative intent we will look to the…