Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

Arson is defined as the intentional or malicious act of causing a fire that results in actual burning of someone else's property, typically a dwelling. The fire must cause structural damage, even if minor, such as charring. Scenarios involving unintentional acts or causing damage without fire do not meet the requirements for arson because they lack the necessary intent or the element of burning. Similarly, actions occurring in one's own property without impacting another's property generally do not constitute arson under traditional definitions.