State v. Jones

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

This is an appeal of right from a conviction for committing arson, T.C.A. § 39-501, with confinement for not less than six nor more than ten years.

There is an issue as to the sufficiency of the evidence, so we will relate it as found from our review of the record. It is established that the jury by its verdict of guilt has resolved the conflicts in the witnesses’ testimony and the State is entitled to the strongest legitimate view of the evidence. State v. Cabbage, 571 S.W.2d 832, 835 (Tenn.1978). The burden is on the appellant to demonstrate that the evidence…