U.S. v. ABNER

No. 92-5657.

35 F.3d 251 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamie Scott ABNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Marye, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Karen K. Caldwell, U.S. Atty., Lexington, KY, for plaintiff-appellee.

Mike Dean, London, KY (argued and briefed), for defendant-appellant.

Before: JONES and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges; and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Jamie Scott Abner appeals his conviction for setting fires on federal property. Because we find that there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction, we reverse.

I.

On January 16, 1992, Abner was charged in a superseding indictment with the unauthorized and willful setting of fires in timber, underbrush and grass upon lands owned by and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United...

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