Allred v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for arson. Before Judge Kimsey. Dawson superior court. May 21, 1906. Richards bought from Thomas a hotel in the town of Dawson-ville for $1,375. Pending negotiations Richards procured a fire-insurance policy for $4,800 on the property. lie sent Allred to take charge of it after the trade with Thomas was finally closed, and on the night of the day that Allred took possession the house was burned. Circumstances in evidence indicate an incendiary origin of the fire.
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Indictment for arson. Before Judge Kimsey. Dawson superior court. May 21, 1906. Richards bought from Thomas a hotel in the town of Dawson-ville for $1,375. Pending negotiations Richards procured a fire-insurance policy for $4,800 on the property. lie sent Allred to take charge of it after the trade with Thomas was finally closed, and on the night of the day that Allred took possession the house was burned. Circumstances in evidence indicate an incendiary origin of the fire. Allred and Richards were jointly indicted, the State’s theory being that Allred set fire to the house in pursuance of a…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. A declaration by the defendant to the officer having him in custody, which was in itself ambiguous, but which, in the light of facts and circumstances proved, the jury would have been authorized to find was in the nature of an incriminating admission, was properly admitted in evidence for consideration by the jury; and it was for them to decide, under proper instructions, whether the prisoner, in making such a declaration had reference to the criminal act with the commission of which he was charged. Bryant v. State, 97 Ga. 815; Cook v. State, 124 Ga. 653.
2. Where two persons are indicted…
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