State v. Davis

MILLER, Justice:

Kim Wesley Davis appeals his conviction for attempted arson by a jury in the Circuit Court of Preston County. Several errors are raised by the defendant. The first is that the the indictment was improperly indorsed by the jury foreman. The defendant also argues that the State failed to prove the defendant intended to willfully and maliciously set the fire. He also claims that the trial court failed to properly charge the jury about the element of criminal intent and that the State failed to prove a jail is a “dwelling” as defined in the arson statute. He claims that the trial…