LATHAN v. STATE

No. A99A2155.

526 S.E.2d 350 (1999)

241 Ga. App. 750

LATHAN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied January 7, 2000.

Certiorari Denied May 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo E. Benton, Jr., Gainesville, for appellant.

Michael H. Crawford, District Attorney, William C. Akins, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


PHIPPS, Judge.

James Lathan was convicted of first degree arson by knowingly causing fire damage to a dwelling house owned by Emily Rousey and leased to Chris Smith. Among other things, Lathan challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of testimony from Rousey concerning other instances of arson years before the one in this case. Finding the evidence sufficient and an absence of reversible error, we affirm.

The fire occurred in 1997. Lathan...

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