Simpson v. State

On June 30, 2010, William Siam Simpson, III, appellant, was indicted in connection with three incidents of arson occurring on November 15, 2009, April 4, 2010, and May 16, 2010. Specifically, those offenses included the following counts: (a) two counts of first-degree arson;1 (b) one count of second degree arson;2 (c) one count of first-degree burglary;3 (d) *344one count of third-degree burglary;4 (e) one count of fourth-degree burglary;5 and (f) four counts of reckless endangerment.6 After a three-day trial concluding on January 13, 2011, *345and one day of deliberation, the circuit court accepted…