Whittaker v. State

Appellant was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve a term of seven years in the state penitentiary, and appeals here. The indictment charged him with arson in the burning of a barn belonging to McCullen. The record is clear of reversible error, and we, therefore, will not give a detailed statement of the facts.

The barn was discovered to be on fire about two A. M. December 22, 1931. It was filled with hay, and the fire was seen bursting from a window of the loft thereof. A tenant first discovered the flames, gave the alarm, and the owner discharged his pistol. The appellant was…