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STATE v. SWEANY

No. 86270-2.

281 P.3d 305 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 909

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Leysa Lynn SWEANY, Petitioner. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Leah Lynn Sweany, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Marie Gasch , Gasch Law Office, Spokane, WA, Thomas Michael Kummerow , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Andrew Kelvin Miller , Terry Jay Bloor , Benton County Prosecutor's Office, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Leysa and Leah Sweany challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their convictions for arson in the first degree. In 2009, a fire damaged the Sweanys' trailer. The State charged both defendants with alternative means of committing arson in the first degree, relying on the means of causing "a fire or explosion which damages a dwelling," RCW 9A.48.020(1)(b), and on the means of causing "a fire or explosion on property valued at ten thousand...

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