State v. Sarvis

Citations

• 45 S.C. 668
• 24 S.E. 53
• 1896 S.C. LEXIS 25

Syllabus

<p>1. Arson — Stat. Construed.- — A person cannot be convicted of arson for burning his own dwelling house either at common law or under Criminal Statutes, 1893, sec. 140, even when burning is done for purpose of defrauding an insurance company.</p> <p>2. Ibid. — Accessory.—A person cannot be convicted in this State as accessory to the crime of arson for procuring another to burn his own dwelling.</p>