Yesterday a man was arrested for committing the Nevada crime of arson for allegedly trying to burn down an apartment on Sierra Vista Drive in Las Vegas. The Clark County Fire Department suspects that the man ignited a phone book over the stove in the apartment to start the fire. No major damage was caused.
The Nevada crime of arson occurs when someone willfully and malicious sets fire to buildings, real estate, vehicles or personal property. A person may be convicted of this crime merely by helping others to set fire even if he/she doesn't physically cause the conflagration him/herself. Accidents should not result in an arson conviction unless the defendant deliberately sets a legal fire that then spreads to other property, and this spreading should have been foreseeable to the defendant.
Yesterday a man was arrested for committing the Nevada crime of arson for allegedly trying to burn down an apartment on Sierra Vista Drive in Las Vegas. The Clark County Fire Department suspects that the man ignited a phone book over the stove in the apartment to start the fire. No major damage was caused.
The Nevada crime of arson occurs when someone willfully and malicious sets fire to buildings, real estate, vehicles or personal property. A person may be convicted of this crime merely by helping others to set fire even if he/she doesn't physically cause the conflagration him/herself. Accidents should not result in an arson conviction unless the defendant deliberately sets a legal fire that then spreads to other property, and this spreading should have been foreseeable to the defendant.