Gunder v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant was indicted on two counts of arson in the first degree. *123The trial court granted a directed verdict as to Count 2 of the indictment and the jury found appellant guilty of criminal damage to property in the second degree on Count 1. Held:

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal based on the State’s failure to show damage to the dwelling house of another, which is an essential element of the crime charged. OCGA § 16-7-60 (a). In a related enumeration, appellant contends that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the…