State v. Biles

Citations

• 6 Wash. 186
• 33 P. 347
• 1893 Wash. LEXIS 259

Syllabus

<p>CHALLENGE TO JUROR — ARSON — ■ INFORMATION — DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES — OWNERSHIP — VARIANCE.</p> <p>A challenge to a juror for cause should specify the grounds of ineligibility.</p> <p>An information which charges defendant with the crime of arson in setting fire to “ a two-story wooden storehouse building,” is sufficiently definite in description, although the lower story only of the building was used as a storehouse, and the upper story as a lodging house.</p> <p>Where the actual or constructive possession of a building is in a person who is alleged in an information for arson to be the owner, it is no variance if it be proved on the trial that he was in such possession at the time of the offense, although the actual ownership may be shown to be in another.</p>