State v. Wesson

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant’s sole argument on appeal is that he was entitled to a nonsuit because the State failed to present evidence of the specific intent which is an essential element of the crime created by G.S. 14-66. That statute provides in pertinent part: “If any per*512son shall wantonly and willfully set fire to or burn . . . personal property of any kind . . . with intent to injure or prejudice the insurer, the creditor or the person owning the property, or any other person, ... he shall be guilty of a felony . . . .” G.S. 14-66 was enacted, in substantially its present form, in 1921,…