STATE v. KEETON

No. 41280.

259 N.W.2d 277 (1977)

199 Neb. 405

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Harley KEETON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas E. Merz of Weaver, Beekman & Merz, Falls City, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., C. C. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, CLINTON, BRODKEY, and WHITE, JJ.


SPENCER, Justice.

Defendant, Harley Keeton, appeals his conviction for first-degree arson. He argues his conviction is contrary to the evidence and the law in that the evidence fails to show: (1) The fire was the result of arson; (2) the defendant intentionally set the fire; and (3) that a crime in fact had been committed. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with willfully, maliciously, and feloniously setting fire to a two-story frame dwelling house in Humboldt...

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