STATE v. WESSON

No. 7915SC853.

263 S.E.2d 298 (1980)

STATE of North Carolina v. Craig WESSON, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Amos C. Dawson, III, Raleigh, for the State.

Donnell S. Kelly, Graham, for defendant-appellant.


ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant's sole argument on appeal is that he was entitled to a nonsuit because the State failed to present evidence of the specific intent which is an essential element of the crime created by G.S. 14-66. That statute provides in pertinent part: "If any person shall wantonly and willfully set fire to or burn . . . personal property of any kind . . . with intent to injure or prejudice the insurer, the creditor or the person owning the property, or...

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