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STATE v. NELSON

23 S.W.3d 270 (2000)

STATE of Tennessee, v. Roy D. NELSON.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Spurrell, Johnson City, Tennessee, for appellant, Roy D. Nelson.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellee, State of Tenn.

OPINION

BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and HOLDER, JJ. joined.

This is an appeal from the Criminal Court for Washington County which convicted the defendant of aggravated arson. The defendant appealed and argued that the aggravated arson statute applies only when an individual other than the arsonist sustains serious bodily injuries. Accordingly, because he was the individual who sustained serious...

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