Carden v. State

Kay Carden was charged with the first degree arson of the dwelling house of Leon Long and Shirley Long. The jury found the appellant "guilty of attempting to commit arson in the first degree, as charged," and the trial court sentenced the appellant to two years imprisonment. Following the denial of an application for probation, the appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Debbie Joyce Johnson stated that she was eighteen years of age and was asked by the appellant, Kay Carden, on a Sunday in November, 1978, to set fire to the home of Shirley Long and Leon Long, and she would pay her $100.00 and would…