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51 Mo. L. Rev. 295 (1986)
Metamorphosis of the Law of Arson, The

handle is hein.journals/molr51 and id is 305 raw text is: MISSOURI LAW REVIEW VOLUME 51 SPRING 1986 NUMBER 2 THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE LAW OF ARSON John Poulos* I. INTRODUCTION .......................................... 296 II. COMMON LAW ARSON .................................... 299 A. Introduction to the Common Law of Arson ............ 299 B. The Dwelling House ................................. 300 C. Of Another ......................................... 311 D . Burning ............................................ 314 E. The Mens Rea of Arson: Maliciously ............... 319 III. THE EVOLUTION OF ARSON As AN OFFENSE AGAINST PROPERTY .............................................. 324 A. Statutory Development in England .................... 324 B. The American Arson Statutes at the Middle of the Twen- tieth Century ....................................... 328 IV. THE MODERN SYNTHESIS: ARSON As AN OFFENSE AGAINST PER- SONS AND PROPERTY ..................................... 335 A. Developments before the Model Penal Code ............ 335 B. The Model Penal Code .............................. 340 C. The Modern Synthesis After the Publication of the Code 343 V. THE MODERN LAW OF ARSON ............................. 354 A. The Prohibited Conduct .............................. 354 1. Burning ......................................... 354 Copyright 1986 by John W. Poulos * Professor of Law, University of California, Davis. A.B. 1958, Stanford University; J.D. 1962, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. I would like to thank Patricia A. Loretz, of the graduating class of 1987, for her assistance in the research for portions of this article.

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