Pruett, Jeffery Lynn
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
Appellant was convicted of arson, .and the jury made a deadly-weapon finding. The question before us is whether the fire started by appellant was a deadly weapon when the fire was started with an acceler-ant in a residential neighborhood, was left unattended and uncontrolled by appellant, and was ultimately extinguished through the efforts of appellant’s neighbors and the Fort Worth Fire Departmeht. Because the record supports a finding that the fire was capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, we hold that the deadly-weapon finding was proper. Consequently, we reverse the…
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