Parker v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Convicted of arson in the first degree (OCGA § 16-7-60), defendant appeals.

1. The first enumeration of error addresses the failure to direct a verdict of acquittal which raises the sufficiency of the evidence.

“ ‘ “Three things are necessary to sustain a conviction for arson: that the real property alleged in the indictment was in fact burned, that its cause was a criminal agency, and that the defendant was that criminal agency.” ’ ” Bragg v. State, 175 Ga. App. 640, 641 (1) (334 SE2d 184) (1985). Accord Campbell v. State, 169 Ga. App. 112, 114 (312 SE2d 136) (1983).

Defendant…