110 S.C. 273
96 S.E 416
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 17, 1918
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1918-07-17
<p>Before Smith, J., Jasper, Fall term, 1915.</p> <p>Jas. F. Jackson was convicted of arson, and he appeals.</p> <p>cite : As to change of venue: Civil Code 1912, sec. 3832; McM. Eq. 348; 8 S. C. 237; 54 S. C. 368; 6 S. C. 313;'9 S. C. 284; 61 S. C. 251; 2 McC. 384; 3 Mo. 194; 12 Wend. 203 N. Y.—; 2 W. Va. 73; 10 Inch 182. > As to what is a dwelling house, within the meaning of law as applied to arson: Black’s Law Dictionary; Wharton’s Crim. Law 357; 5 Corpus Juris 545; 27 S. C. 106; 5 Corpus Juris 546; 33 Me. 30; 64 Mass. 478; 52 N. C. 167; 13 Grat. (W. Va.) 763; Crim. Code, S. C., sec. 179.</p> <p>(oral argument).</p>
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Reversed and remanded, for change of venue and new trial · Decided 1918-07-17
Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently October 1976
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¶1 The opinion of the Court was delivered by
¶2 Defendant appeals from sentence on conviction of arson, and assigns error, inter alia, in the refusal of his motion for a change of venue.
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¶4 The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded for a change of venue and a new trial.