Bussey v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an arson conviction where the punishment was assessed by the jury at two years.

Appellant’s sole contention is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction in that the record is devoid of any proof that the fire was of incendiary origin, and hence, the State has failed to establish the corpus deliciti of the offense of arson.

The record reflects that the complaining witness, Crump, testified that he had known appellant most of his life, and that he, Crump, had started going with appellant’s estranged wife in the early part of…