LESTER v. STATE

55296.

145 Ga. App. 847 (1978)

244 S.E.2d 880

LESTER v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 4, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Baker, for appellant.

Stephen Pace, District Attorney, Miriam D. Wansley, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BANKE, Judge.

The appellant appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction for first degree arson.

1. On February 17, 1976, a home owned by the appellant, but in the exclusive possession of his wife under a divorce decree dated October 1, 1975, burned to the ground. The wife testified that the appellant had previously threatened to burn the house down if he were forced to move out. In December 1975, the appellant purchased his first...

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