MONCRIEF v. STATE

No. 27094.

274 S.W.2d 678 (1954)

William Theodore MONCRIEF, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Fred M. Bruner, Asst. Dist. Atty., James K. Allen, Asst. Dist. Atty., George P. Blackburn, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is conspiracy to commit the crime of arson; the punishment, 5 years.

Ed McLemore, President of the Cadiz Corporation, the owner of the Sportatorium in Dallas, testified that during the early part of January, 1953, his attention was called to two five gallon cans of kerosene found in an abandoned automobile very near the back door of the Sportatorium. He testified further that the building was completely destroyed by fire shortly...

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