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MATHEWS v. STATE

No. 49S02-0509-PC-405.

849 N.E.2d 578 (2006)

Dorsey MATHEWS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 28, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Ursulskis, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-0406-PC-493

BOEHM, Justice.

Damaging property by fire is the crime of arson under a number of separate circumstances. We hold that damaging one property by fire is only one arson, even if the fire produces multiple consequences, any one of which is sufficient to constitute arson. We also hold that an arson is elevated to an A felony by bodily injury whether or not more than one person is...

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