State v. Moxley

Defendant, after jury trial, was convicted of arson in the first degree. He appeals.

Dorothy Moxley, defendant’s wife, was married to the defendant in 1963. Two children were bom of that marriage. This was the second marriage for both, and Dorothy Moxley, as a result of a prior marriage, had a child. When she married defendant she owned a home which was awarded to her in her previous divorce. Defendant, his wife and the three children, lived in this home after their marriage.

On July 22, 1970 Dorothy Moxley commenced a divorce action against the defendant. After the divorce action was started,…