State v. Norris

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Nathan Norwood Norris, Jr. ("defendant”), appeals his conviction for first-degree arson. For the reasons discussed herein, we hold that defendant received a trial free of prejudicial error, but we remand the case for resentencing.

The State’s evidence presented at trial tends to show the following: On 29 January 2003, defendant’s wife, Jessica Wood (“Jessica”), told defendant that she no longer loved him and that she wanted to separate and move in with her mother, Peggy Wood (“Peggy”). That evening, defendant drove Jessica to Peggy’s residence. Defendant and Jessica…