Lyle v. State

Appellant, T. C. Lyle, and John F. Moore, were jointly indicted for the crime of arson, as defined by chapter 272, Laws 1932. The arson was the burning of a residence in the village of Lauderdale, belonging to the appellant, which at the time was occupied by human beings, the Russell family. Moore plead guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of five years. On the trial of appellant Moore “turned state’s evidence;” and on his testimony alone appellant was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of five years. From that judgment he prosecutes…