French v. State

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Represented by appointed counsel, French was convicted in the Criminal Court of Knox County of arson, under an indictment charging him with burning a dwelling house belonging to H. E. Hines Company, Inc., which was rented to and occupied by his brother Roy French, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than three nor more than 15 years. He has perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court.

By his first Assignment of Error, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, insisting that it preponderates against the…