Tumlin v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Thomas Tumlin was charged with two counts of first degree arson, one count of criminal trespass, and one count of cruelty to animals. He pled not guilty to the charges and was tried before a jury. Evidence presented at trial established that Tumlin, after having been given a criminal trespass warning to stay away from the victim’s property, entered the victim’s mobile home, poured rubbing alcohol on the floor, and then started a fire in the home. That home and a neighboring trailer were damaged by the fire, and a dog inside the victim’s home died from the fire. Tumlin…