State v. Callahan

OPINION

FROEB, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of arson, second-degree, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-232, and sentenced for not less than two nor more than ten years in the Arizona State Prison. The issues on appeal relate to claimed jury misconduct and the effect of correspondence directed to the trial judge prior to sentencing.

Appellant Jerry Wayne Callahan ran a recreational vehicle business out of the Lake Havasu City Western Auto Store building. He was indicted for the crime of arson, second-degree, after the building burned. The State’s case against Callahan consisted entirely of…