Bush v. State

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Anniah Bush contends that we should reverse his conviction of murder in the first degree in the perpetration of arson solely on the ground that the state did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. He is mistaken as to the purpose and scope of appellate review of a criminal judgment. The point asserted here by appellant was resolved by the jury verdict, if it has substantial evidentiary support. Pharr v. State, 246 Ark. 424, 438 S. W. 2d 461. It does. The facts hereinafter recited state the evidence tending to sustain the conviction in…