State v. Murphy

O’NEILL, Chief Justice.

The appellant was prosecuted for the crime of aggravated arson, was convicted of “simple arson in the sum of $150,” and was sentenced to imprisonment for 7 months. Her principal complaint is that the verdict was not responsive. The objection was made and a bill of exception was reserved when the judge charged the jury that a verdict of guilty of simple arson would be responsive and that if they found the defendant guilty of simple arson they should fix the amount of the damage done. The defendant’s objection was repeated in a motion for a new trial, ^nd again in a…