Haas v. State
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Appeals of Geauga county. The plaintiff in error, Samuel T. Haas, was indicted by the grand jury of Geauga county under Section 12433, General Code, for the crime of arson.
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Error to the Court of Appeals of Geauga county. The plaintiff in error, Samuel T. Haas, was indicted by the grand jury of Geauga county under Section 12433, General Code, for the crime of arson. The theory of the state was that one Cowan furnished the consideration, that Haas procured one McClure to take title, and that Cowan furnished the money which Haas delivered to McClure to secure insurance upon the buildings, and that at some time, either before the purchase or after, the three entered into a conspiracy to burn the buildings for the purpose of obtaining the insurance; that in pursuance…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The controlling question in this case is whether evidence which tends to prove a violation of Section 12434, General Code, which makes unlawful the malicious burning of a dwelling house or other building by the owner, with intent to prejudice the insurer, will support a verdict of guilty under an indictment charging a violation of Section 12433, General Code, which makes unlawful the malicious burning of a dwelling house or other building, the property of another person.
The question is raised both by the charge given to the jury and by the refusal to charge as requested; and probably by the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dedieu v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- State v. GreerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Commonwealth v. MakelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Buckingham v. SmithOhio Supreme Court · 1840