People v. Barbera

The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The defendant and one -Salvatore Turco were jointly indicted and accused of the crime of burning and destroying property insured. It was charged that the defendants, at a stated time and place, did willfully, etc., burn, injure, and destroy certain property, to wit, a certain store building situate as described in the city of Los Angeles, which said property was then and there insured against loss and damage by fire in the London Assurance Corporation, with the intent then and there and thereby to…