State v. Maggard

Lewis, J.:

The defendant appeals his jury convictions of two counts of the crime of arson. As a result of the convictions, the defendant was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 5 to 10 years. This sentence was subsequently doubled under the Kansas Habitual Criminal Act to two consecutive terms of 10 to 20 years, for an effective sentence of 20 to 40 years.

The defendant was convicted of setting a fire in 1988 which damaged two homes in the Hawthorne subdivision of Overland Park. He was also convicted of setting a fire in the Westbury subdivision of Overland Park. The evidence indicates that a…