Waters v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Carla Waters appeals from her conviction of first degree arson. She was sentenced to seven years; two years to serve in a state penal institution followed by five years on probation.

1. Appellant was accused of causing her home to be set on fire in order to recover insurance proceeds. She objects to the warrantless *917search of the premises during the early morning daylight hours immediately after the fire was extinguished. The search resulted in the seizure of debris samples from the basement of the premises. Laboratory analysis of the samples revealed the presence of…