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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.020

Arson in the first degree

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(1) A person is guilty of arson in the first degree when, with intent to destroy or damage a building, he starts a fire or causes an explosion, and; (a) The building is inhabited or occupied or the person has reason to believe the building may be inhabited or occupied; or (b) Any other person sustains serious physical injury as a result of the fire or explosion or the firefighting as a result thereof. (2) Arson in the first degree is a Class A felony. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 114, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 23 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Bray v. Commonwealth
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Bray v. Commonwealth (2005) ky · cites it 3× “020(1), and one count of arson in the first degree, KRS 513.020, and sentenced him to life in prison for each conviction.”
Bray v. Commonwealth (2002) ky · cites it 2× “(1) A person is guilty of arson in the first when, with intent to destroy or damage a building, he starts a fire or causes an explosion, and; (a) The building is inhabited or occupied or the person has reason to believe the building may be inhabited or occupied.”
Love v. Commonwealth (2001) ky · cites it 2× “Also illustrative is KRS 513.020(1)(a), which provides that arson in the first degree is committed when a person intentionally sets a fire or causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage a building and "[t]he building is inhabited or occupied or the person has reason…”
King v. Commonwealth (2017) ky · cites it 2× “Compare KRS 513.020, and KRS 513.030, with KRS 513.”
Lawson v. Commonwealth (2001) ky “KRS 513.020, Official Commentary (Banks/Baldwin 1974).”
Commonwealth v. Vincent (2002) ky · cites it 2× “026 (Sale or Transfer of a Viable Aborted Child for Use in Experimentation); KRS 513.020 (First Degree Arson). The qualifying language in KRS 430.”
Schoenbachler v. Commonwealth (2003) ky “3d 534, 546-7 (2001) (discussing "defense” to Second Degree Arson identified in KRS 513.020(2)). 3 . See KRS 500.070(3); LAWSON & FORTUNE, supra note 2 at § l-5(c)(2).”
Yell v. Commonwealth (2007) ky · cites it 4× “FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTIONS Robert argues that there was insufficient circumstantial evidence that he intentionally started' the fire in this case (KRS 513.020), which was the basis for the Manslaughter and First-Degree Assault convictions for causing the…”
Luna v. Commonwealth (2015) ky “To be convicted of first-degree arson, codified in KRS 513.020, a person must start a fire or cause an explosion with “intent to destroy or damage a building” and the building must be “inhabited or occupied or the person has reason to believe the building may be inhabited or…”
Gunter v. Commonwealth (1978) ky · cites it 2× “020) and first-degree arson of his own apartment (KRS 513.020). He was convicted of murder and second-degree arson and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment on the murder charge and five years' on the arson charge, the sentences to run concurrently.”
Johnson v. Commonwealth (2000) ky · cites it 2× “KRS 513.020(2). December 4, 1997: An Order was entered setting final sentencing for January 12, 1998.”
United States v. Jane Doe (r.s.w.) (1998) ca9 “, Commentary to Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 513.020 (Banks-Baldwin 1997).”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.020(1) — 3 cases
Bray v. Commonwealth (2005) ky “020(1), and one count of arson in the first degree, KRS 513.020, and sentenced him to life in prison for each conviction.”
Yell v. Commonwealth (2007) ky “FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTIONS Robert argues that there was insufficient circumstantial evidence that he intentionally started' the fire in this case (KRS 513.020), which was the basis for the Manslaughter and First-Degree Assault convictions for causing the…”
Hendley v. Commonwealth (1978) ky
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.020(1)(a) — 3 cases
Love v. Commonwealth (2001) ky “Also illustrative is KRS 513.020(1)(a), which provides that arson in the first degree is committed when a person intentionally sets a fire or causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage a building and "[t]he building is inhabited or occupied or the person has reason…”
Kevin Madison v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2024) ky
Tony Lear v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2024) ky
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.020(2) — 4 cases
Schoenbachler v. Commonwealth (2003) ky “3d 534, 546-7 (2001) (discussing "defense” to Second Degree Arson identified in KRS 513.020(2)). 3 . See KRS 500.070(3); LAWSON & FORTUNE, supra note 2 at § l-5(c)(2).”
Johnson v. Commonwealth (2000) ky “KRS 513.020(2). December 4, 1997: An Order was entered setting final sentencing for January 12, 1998.”
Pate v. Department of Corrections (2015) ky
Rex Melton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2024) kyctapp
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.020(l)(a) — 2 cases
Love v. Commonwealth (2001) ky “Also illustrative is KRS 513.020(1)(a), which provides that arson in the first degree is committed when a person intentionally sets a fire or causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage a building and "[t]he building is inhabited or occupied or the person has reason…”
Bray v. Commonwealth (2005) ky “020(1), and one count of arson in the first degree, KRS 513.020, and sentenced him to life in prison for each conviction.”
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