State v. Paquin

This is an appeal by the defendant, Edward A. Paquin, from a judgment of the circuit court, based upon the verdict of a jury, which adjudged him guilty of the crime of arson (ORS 164.020) and sentenced him to a term in the Oregon State Penitentiary. The indictment charged that the structure which was the subject of the purported crime was “a certain multiple dwelling house 'situated at 732 S. W. Twelfth Avenue in the City of Portland * * *.”

The defendant presents the following five contentions as the basis for his appeal.

“The defendant by virtue of the prior trial had already been in jeopardy…