STATE v. PURVIS

No. KCD 27364.

525 S.W.2d 590 (1975)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jimmy Dale PURVIS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

July 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Mays, II, Public Defender, Columbia, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Paul Robert Otto, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before SWOFFORD, P. J., and WEBORN and HIGGINS, Special JJ.


SWOFFORD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of arson under Section 560.025 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. He was tried under the Second Offender Act and was sentenced by the court below to three years imprisonment.

On July 14, 1973, at approximately 2:30 a. m., firemen responded to the scene of a burning fraternity house in Columbia, Missouri. The building was unoccupied at the time, and the origin of the fire was determined to have been...

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