State v. Sweany

¶1 Leysa and Leah Sweany challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their convictions for arson in the first degree. In 2009, a fire damaged the Sweanys’ trailer. The State charged both defendants with alternative means of committing arson in the first degree, *912relying on the means of causing “a fire or explosion which damages a dwelling,” RCW 9A.48.020(l)(b), and on the means of causing “a fire or explosion on property valued at ten thousand dollars or more with intent to collect insurance proceeds,” RCW 9A.48.020(l)(d). The Sweanys argue that the State failed to present sufficient…