State v. Gaines

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of conspiracy to commit arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-481 and 53a-lll (a) (3) and (4),2 and arson in the first *456degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-83 and 53a-lll (a) (3) and (4). On appeal, he claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motion for judgment of acquittal because the state failed to produce sufficient evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Steven Pappas had started a fire or in the alternative had caused an explosion within the meaning of §…