Ricketts v. State

Ricketts appeals from a conviction of arson, with punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for not more than five years.

Oh July 4, 19501, the dwelling house of Mrs. Lena Gray burned. That morning Mrs. Gray and her children got up rather early and made a fire in the cook stove and prepared breakfast, then after eating’ breakfast the stove was securely closed and she and her children waited around the house some two or three hours until they were picked up to be taken away from home for the day on a visit. The only fire in the house was in this kitchen stove. This range had a brick…