State v. Siraguso
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
The defendant Siraguso was convicted of the arson of a dwelling house and sentenced to imprisonment for two years. The appeal contends among other grounds that the evidence was not sufficient to submit the offense to the jury. We agree.
The evidence taken most favorably to the judgment of conviction shows: the residence was owned by one Lorraine Kamler who occupied the premises with two teenage daughters. The house burned on June 9,1978. At the time of the fire, she and the girls were at the home of another daughter. They left the residence several days before, out of fear. The…
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- State v. CastaldiSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
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