LEDFORD v. STATE

No. 5019.

351 S.W.2d 425 (1961)

Rex W. LEDFORD and Viola Ledford, Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 27, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. W. Shepherd, Little Rock, for appellants.

J. Frank Holt, Atty. Gen., by Dennis W. Horton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WARD, Justice.

Appellants, Rex and Viola Ledford, were convicted and sentenced to one year in the State Penitentiary for the crime of arson. They were charged with wilfully, feloniously and maliciously setting fire to their own home located three miles east of Atkins on Highway No. 64. The Ledfords, who are grandparents, owned their home and also a small cafe building close (60 feet) by. Living with them were three children, including a married daughter. Appellants...

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