State v. Jeter
Citations
- 47 S.C. 2
- 24 S.E. 889
- 1896 S.C. LEXIS 85
Syllabus
<p>1. Indictment — Arson—Crim. Code, Secs. 140, 159, 166. — An indictment which charges that the defendant ‘ ‘did feloniously, willfully, and maliciously set fire to a certain house, to wit: the fodder house and corn crib of one Charles Smith, and by the kindling of such fire the aforesaid fodder house and corn crib was then and there feloniously, willfully, and maliciously burned and consumed, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, &c.,” d.oes not charge the crime of arson, or a violation of Criminal Code, secs. 140, 159, or 166.</p> <p>2. Words. — The word “barn,” in Criininal Code, section 140, .construed not to mean or include “fodder house and corn crib.”</p>
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- concluding it was error for trial court to deny motion for arrest of judgment where indictment was insufficient
- concluding it was error for trial court to deny motion for arrest of judgment where indictment was insufficient
- holding trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for arrest of judgment where indictment was insufficient
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Judges: McIver, Spartanburg, Townsend
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