State v. Oxendine

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant argues five assignments of error which he believes require either a reversal of his arson conviction or a new trial. We disagree and affirm.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss the arson charge. It is well established that a successful arson prosecution requires proof that defendant maliciously and willfully burned the dwelling house of another. State v. White, 288 N.C. 44, 215 S.E. 2d 557 (1975); State v. Arnold, 285 N.C. 751, 208 S.E. 2d 646 (1974). In the instant case, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the…