STATE v. NORWOOD

No. 99-KA-136.

742 So.2d 993 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. James NORWOOD.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

August 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Ellen S. Fantaci, Terry M. Boudreaux, James F. Scott, III, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

J. Rodney Baum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges JAMES L. CANNELLA, THOMAS F. DALEY and MARION F. EDWARDS.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant/Appellant James Norwood appeals the judgment of the trial court finding him guilty of simple arson resulting in more than $500.00 damage in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:52. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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