Hussey v. State

This case comes as an appeal from the Circuit Court of Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Roger Hussey was tried and convicted of the crime of arson. The trial court sentenced appellant to serve a term of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

On November 9, 1980 the Western Auto Store in Pontotoc, Mississippi was burned. Larry Hester was stopped by a city policeman patrolling the area as he was leaving the store late that night. Hester told the policeman he was waiting for Roger Hussey. Hussey was the owner of the store. About this time it became obvious that the…