Burgess v. State

Quillian, Judge.

The first and second enumerations of error assert that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict and that the court erred in failing to grant the appellant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty. The defendant, appellant here, specifically contends that the evidence did not support the verdict because: (1) “the evidence was insufficient to overcome the State’s burden to prove that the burning was not accidental, or of providential cause”; (2) “the elements of the conspiracy as alleged in the State’s indictment are an essential part of the State’s case, since,…