Hilger v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Affirming.

Bill Hilger has been convicted of the crime of maliciously burning a barn, the property of S. M. Hilger, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for six years. John Hilger, Clyde Hilger, Granville Morgan, and Marvin Hale were also named as defendants in the indictment. This is the second appeal of the case. On the-first trial appellant was found guilty and given the same punishment, but on appeal the judgment was reversed because of error in instructions. See Hilger v. Commonwealth, 248 Ky. 576, 59 S. W. (2d) 533.

Since the evidence on the…