STATE v. MOREHOUSE

No. 860193-CA.

748 P.2d 217 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James Ace MOREHOUSE, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan C. Watt (Argued) Salt Lake Legal Defender Ass'n, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., David B. Thompson (Argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff and respondent.

Before JACKSON, BENCH and DAVIDSON, JJ.


OPINION

DAVIDSON, Judge:

Defendant appeals his conviction of aggravated arson on the grounds of insufficiency of evidence and insufficiency of counsel. We affirm.

On November 1, 1985, defendant was the lessee and operator of a gas service station located at 400 E. 1300 S. in Salt Lake City. At approximately 8:00 p.m. firemen were called to extinguish a fire in the ceiling over the office in that building...

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