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State v. Whitley

Citations

  • 666 P.2d 1340
  • 295 Or. 455
  • 1983 Ore. LEXIS 1372

How courts have described this case

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  • property must be a \thing of value\ for burning it to be arson
  • property must be a “thing of value” for burning it to be arson
  • in which the court opined that it did not believe that “‘symbolic value’ or ‘value in use’” was intended by the legislature to serve as sufficient evidence of value
  • rag lit by match or other incendiary device not property under arson statutory scheme
  • “symbolic value” or “value in use” does not satisfy statutory definition of property
  • in which the court opined that it did not believe that “ ‘symbolic value’ or ‘value in use’ ” was 358 State v. Waterhouse intended by the legislature to serve as sufficient evidence of value

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Judges: Per Curiam

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