State v. Britt

LEWIS, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for arson but was prosecuted for, and convicted of, burning an uninhabited house in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-62 (1993). He was also convicted of first-degree murder.

The State’s evidence, except where otherwise noted, showed the following. In February 1996, defendant and his wife, Willena, were living in Clarkton. They had separate jobs. Willena worked from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and defendant worked from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The couple was having marital problems which dated to at least 1996. In October 1995, Willena had told defendant she…