State v. Huston

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of arson of private property in violation of § 560.025 RSMo. 1969. The jury assessed his punishment at three years in the Department of Corrections and the court entered judgment accordingly. Defendant appeals.

The state’s evidence would support the following factual framework. The fire occurred on September 21,1975, between 4:00 and 5:00 a. m. The defendant was home alone at the time the fire started. His neighbor, Mr. Walkingstick, heard an explosion and went out to investigate. He went to the Huston home to learn if anyone was inside the…