U.S. v. McBride

Record failed to contain sufficient evidence to support defendant’s arson conviction arising out of defendant’s confession that he burned down building that housed his business by setting gasoline fire because he was tired of running his business. Ct. rejected govt.’s theory of case, i.e., that use of accelerant by defendant constituted arson per se, and noted that record failed to contain any evidence that defendant “maliciously” damaged said building, where record was silent as to both ownership of building that housed his business, as well as danger that fire posed to any other structure.