State v. Call, Unpublished Decision (1-26-2004)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jonathan Call, appeals the judgment of the Marion County Court of Common Pleas finding him guilty of two counts of aggravated arson, in violation of R.C. 2909.02(A)(1) and (2), and sentencing him to seven years in prison.

{¶ 2} On June 7, 2002, a fire broke out at the home of Tim Edler and Lori Hummel in Marion, Ohio. Many of Edler and Hummel's neighbors called the police to report the fire. Upon investigation, it was apparent that the fire started as the result of arson. The police later determined that the fire began as a result of gasoline being poured on the front…