State v. Gardner

Defendant appeals his conviction for arson in the first degree. ORS 164.325. He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment and ordered to pay $60,700 restitution. We affirm.

Defendant was accused of conspiring with the dwelling’s owners to burn the house for pay. On November 4,1980, the home of Cheryl Storm and Michael Moon in Veneta was almost completely destroyed by fire. Moon and Storm were not home at the time of the fire. In the fall of 1979, defendant had lived with them in the house. During November, 1980, he resided in Arizona. The state’s primary witness was Michael Bramwell, who had…