State v. Thomas

GUTIERREZ, Judge.

Steven Edward Thomas appeals from his judgment of conviction entered after being found guilty by a jury of arson in the first degree. Thomas argues that the district court erred in instructing the jury on the corpus delicti rule. Thomas also argues that the district court abused its discretion in imposing sentence, and in denying relief under Idaho Criminal Rule 35. We affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 6, 2002, a fire broke out in a mobile home in Boise, Idaho. A fire investigator determined that the fire was not caused by a smoldering cigarette, candles,…