State v. Carter
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Abbeville, January, 1897. The defendant, Randolph Carter, was indicted for arson in burning the dwelling.house of S. R. Morris, found guilty, and sentenced. Defendant appeals. cite: Criminal Code, 140; 14 Stat, 175; 16 Stat, 681; 45 S. C., ; 46 S. C., 13; 17 S. C., 467; 12 Am. Rep., 303; 22 Am. Rep., 569. (oral argument).
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The defendant was indicted for arson in setting fire to and burning the dwelling house of S. D. Morris. Testimony was offered tending to show that the house burned belonged to S. D. Morris, who lived in New York, but was occupied as a dwelling house byR. W. Cowan, who had leased it for a term of five years from S. D. Morris. The defendant was convicted of arson and recommended to the mercy of the Court; whereupon he was sentenced to a term of ten years at hard labor in the State penitentiary.
*2661 The defendant appealed upon exceptions, the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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