State v. Haynes

Defendant appeals his convictions on three counts of arson in the first degree. We affirm, writing only to address his argument that the trial court should have granted his motions for judgment of acquittal on two of the charges on the ground that the state failed to establish that the two churches that he burned were “protected property” within the meaning of ORS 164.305(2).

In the early hours of a Saturday morning, defendant , set fire to two churches in Silverton, Oregon. The churches Were not occupied at the time of the fire. Defendant was charged with first-degree arson. The crime is…