Jackson v. State

I must respectfully dissent to the Court’s determination that the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction in this case.

The Court correctly determines that the term “worth” in the context of an arson case is synonymous with the word “value” as this Court has defined it in the area of larceny. Additionally, the majority properly states that the correct measure for determining an item’s worth is its fair market value. The Court also correctly defines fair market value as the amount which a willing but not obligated buyer would pay for an item from a willing but not obligated seller.…