Stanford v. State

Smith, Judge.

Jerome Stanford was convicted of arson in the first degree. His motion for new trial as amended was denied. Stanford appeals, enumerating as error the sufficiency of the evidence and a portion of the trial court’s charge to the jury. We find no error and affirm.

1. Construed to uphold the jury’s verdict, evidence was presented that LaKesha Weaver’s apartment burned on May 13, 1996. Shortly after the fire was extinguished, Lieutenant Robert Walker, an arson investigator, determined that the fire was intentionally caused. He testified that all four burners on the kitchen stove had…