Whatley v. State

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of arson in the first degree and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three years.

Defendant’s sole argument in brief is the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

The testimony shows fire was discovered in the house occupied by defendant and his wife about 3 :15 or 3 :30 on Saturday morning, September 20, 1952. A few minutes earlier an automobile was heard to pull away from in front of the house. The house was of the duplex type, with three rooms on each side. According to the firemen the south side of the building…