Harris v. State

Arson, second degree; sentence: eight years imprisonment.

The appellant was charged with setting fire to a padded jail cell in which he was confined. This is the second appeal of this case. It is unnecessary to restate the facts as they are set out in our first opinion in Harris v. State, Ala.Cr.App.,358 So.2d 482 (1978).

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The appellant contends that the State's evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for arson which is raised by appellant's motion to exclude the State's evidence and motion for a new trial. In Harris v. State, supra, we found that the evidence presented was clearly…