99 Miss. 277
Decided March 15, 1911
Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1911-03-15
Hon. A. E. Weatheesby, Judge. Lucius Ratcliff was tried and convicted of arson and appeals. The facts of the case are substantially as follows: In April, 1909, the dwelling house of. Elijah Boone was burned in the night time; the fire originated in the smoke house located about six feet from the dwelling house. Lucius Ratcliff was charged with the burning of this house.
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1994
1 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1911-03-15
View the full empirical analysis of this case →
¶1delivered the opinion of the court.
¶2The burning of the house was abundantly proven; but the only evidence, other than the alleged confession of the accused, which tended to establish that the burning was caused by a criminal agency, was several slight circumstances, wholly insufficient for this purpose. Bolden v. State, 54 South. 241. Reversed and remanded.