CLEMENS, Judge.
A jury found defendants Mattie and Samuel McMullin guilty of attempting to obtain $5,009 from the Cape Mutual Insurance Company (hereafter "insurer") by means of a "confidence game." (Sec. 561.450, RSMo.1969). The court sentenced each defendant to a one-year term of imprisonment but placed Mattie McMullin on probation. Defendants have appealed.
The evidence: The insurer's fire policy covering defendants' dwelling and contents; a fire consumed...
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