SMITH v. STATE

No. 42480.

450 S.W.2d 92 (1970)

Genevieve SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson, Ochsner, Adkins, Harlan & Hankins, by James H. Doores, Amarillo (on appeal only), for appellant.

Jack B. Boone, Dist. Atty., Memphis, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for arson; the punishment, two years.

In her grounds of error one through four, the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The state's evidence is as follows: The fire originated from a natural gas explosion that occurred in the rear portion of the appellant's and her husband's residence around 5 p. m., on April 28, 1967. The appellant had been at the house since approximately 2:30 p. m. of...

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