STATE v. RIFE

No. WD 31855.

619 S.W.2d 900 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Jerry RIFE, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

July 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. McMullin, Sloan R. Wilson, Kansas City, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Mark W. Comley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before PRITCHARD, P. J., and TURNAGE and CLARK, JJ.


CLARK, Judge.

Appellant Jerry Rife was jury tried and convicted of the offense of arson in the second degree, a class C felony, § 569.050, RSMo 1978. On this appeal, among the points advanced, Rife contends that the state failed to make a submissible case. We therefore review the evidence.

The commercial building in which the fire occurred was occupied by Rife and his wife under a lease from the owner, one...

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