State v. Morris

HUNTLEY, Judge Pro Tem.

Dean Morris appeals from his judgment of conviction entered after he was found guilty by a jury on one count of first-degree arson, one count of damage to insured property, and one count of providing false information to an insurance company. We affirm.

I. THE FIRE

The evidence at Morris’ trial disclosed the following events. In September 1986 Morris purchased a house in Council, Idaho. The house had been a Farm Home Administration repossession. In purchasing this house, Morris gave a mortgage of $31,000 to the FHA and obtained a second mortgage from the bank for $6,000.…