State v. Simmons

Nathaniel Bee Simmons appeals from the judgment and sentence entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of arson in the first degree. We find no reversible error and affirm.

Simmons' first contention is that the trial court erred in giving the following instruction defining knowledge:

A person knows or acts knowingly or with knowledge when:(1) he or she is aware of a fact, facts or circumstances or result described by law as being a crime; or(2) he or she has information which would lead a reasonable person in the same situation to believe that facts exist which facts are described by law as…