People v. Handley
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of arson in the second degree, and sentenced to *371imprisonment in the state prison for the term of six years.
From the judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial this appeal is taken.
Appellant relies for a reversal on two grounds:
First. Failure to prove the alleged ownership of the burned building.
Second. Insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict.
The house alleged to have been burned by the defendant is described in the information as follows:
“A certain inhabited building, situate at number 139 Dolores street, in…
2Cited by18 opinions
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