ELDRIDGE, Judge.
A jury convicted the defendant, Robert McCloud Laster, of arson in the first degree by finding him guilty but mentally retarded. He was sentenced to twenty years to serve ten years, balance on probation. The defendant appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion for new trial.
In the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows the following: On October 8, 1996, at approximately 10:24 p.m., Sergeant Donny Cooper of the Tifton...
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