Milton Cureton v. United States

FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of housebreaking (22 D.C.Code § 1801), arson (22 D.C.Code § 401), and malicious destruction of personal property of a value in excess of $200.00 (22 D.C. Code § 403). The charges grew out of a single episode which was apparently the result of an estrangement between appellant and his wife. She had rejoined her father and stepmother in their household where the indicted conduct occurred. The family were then absent, indicating appellant did not desire to inflict bodily harm. He was sentenced to three to ten' years’ imprisonment on…