State v. Westberry

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 2532

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by finding appellant guilty of one count of second-degree felony aggravated arson in violation of R.C. 2909.02(A)(2) as there was sufficient evidence that appellant, by means of fire, knowingly caused physical harm to the home where he had been residing with his long term on-again-off-again ex-girlfriend and mother of two of his children by setting a bag of trash and other debris on fire after placing those items in a firepit located two to three feet away from the home's back sliding glass door. The trial court's verdict was also not against the manifest weight of the evidence.