Bluestein v. State

It is well settled that in every prosecution for the offense of arson the burden is on the State to establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, two fundamental facts; first, *581a burning; and second, that the burning was due to some criminal agency. West v. State, 6 Ga. App. 105, 106 (64 S. E. 130); Davenport v. State, 12 Ga. App. 102, 103 (76 S. E. 756); Sevier v. State, 17 Ga. App. 277 (86 S. E. 533). If these two fundamental facts are shown beyond a reasonable doubt, the State then has the burden of proving the guilt of the accused; and where the evidence tending to connect him with the offense is…