NORTHCUTT, Judge.
A jury convicted Jesus Perez of arson of a dwelling, § 806.01(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009), and burning to defraud an insurer, § 817.233, Fla. Stat. (2009). Perez had moved for judgment of acquittal on both charges. We agree that the evidence in this case was insufficient to prove that Perez set the fire. We reverse both his convictions and remand for the circuit court to discharge him. We need not address Perez's other argument that the trial...
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