Bennett v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This appeal proceeds from a conviction of first-degree arson in the Circuit Court of Wayne County against Johnny Bennett. Bennett was sentenced to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution, and fined $1,000. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the evening of November 24, 2006, Bennett and his neighbor, Edward Williamson, were socializing after work near their homes in Waynesboro, Mississippi. Bennett allegedly related to Williamson that he…