Stumbaugh v. State

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

Ronald Stumbaugh appeals his conviction for first degree arson, contending that evidence of an experiment should not have been heard by the jury, that the police searched his mobile home before obtaining a warrant, and that the evidence against him was insufficient for conviction. Stum-baugh also challenges his sentence of five years and four months, with five years suspended, as excessive. We affirm the conviction and the sentence.

In order to resolve Stumbaugh’s contentions, we find it necessary to detail the applicable evidence presented at the trial. Before coming to…