Campbell v. Texas (Original)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Brian Campbell was charged with arson and criminal mischief with pecuniary loss in excess of $200,000 for burning down an Arby's restaurant. Appellant was convicted of both offenses and sentenced to ten years' confinement on each count. On appeal, Appellant argued that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction for criminal mischief. The court of appeals agreed and reversed a judgment of acquittal on appellant's criminal-mischief conviction, but it affirmed his conviction for arson. The State appealed, raising two issues: (1) "Is the amount of money an owner received from an insurance claim for destroyed or damaged property sufficient to prove pecuniary loss[;]" and (2) "is an owner's testimony that it would cost him $1,000,000 to replace an Arby's restaurant sufficient to prove the cost of replacement of the property?" Upon review of the appellate court's decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and reinstated the trial court's judgment.
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