Stine v. Commonwealth

George O. Stine was indicted at the March term of the Circuit Court of Louisa county, 1933, for burning a certain building in the town of Mineral, known as the Bum-pass Hotel, “with intent to injure the insurers.” At the same term of the court, Stine was placed on trial for the offense charged in the instrument, was found guilty by the jury, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary. On motion of the accused, the trial court, for reasons which do not appear, set aside the verdict and granted a new trial. The new trial commenced on May 31, 1933, which also resulted in a verdict…