State v. Lewis

McMILLIAN, Judge.

Appellant James Lewis appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of the City of St. Louis, without a jury finding him guilty of arson of an occupied dwelling, § 560.010, RSMo 1969, and sentencing him to a term of five (5) years imprisonment.

For reversal appellant argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment.

From the evidence the court reasonably could have found the following: On February 24, 1977,…