State v. Ross

Citations

• 77 Kan. 341
• 94 P. 270
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 269

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Information — Third Degree Arson — Allegation of Malice. In an information charging arson in the third degree it is not necessary to allege that the burning was malicious, where the charge is that it was done wilfully, wrongfully, unlawfully, and feloniously.</p> <p>2. Criminal Law — Instructions. Where the general charge of the court fairly presents the case to the jury a party who desires an instruction upon some particular question should request it, and cannot predicate error upon the omission if he has not done so.</p> <p>3. - Cross-examination of Witnesses. The latitude allowed on cross-examination must depend on the circumstances of the case, and necessarily rests largely in the discretion of the trial court; and upon a review of the evidence in this case it is held that the court did not exceed a proper discretion in this respect.</p> <p>4. -Arson — Evidence and Verdict. The evidence in this case examined and held to be sufficient-to sustain the verdict.</p>