Arson en primer grado en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Hacer fuego intencionalmente para dañar un edificio es un crimen muy serio. Si este edificio es una casa, las penas pueden ser aún más severas, como ir a la cárcel por muchos años.

Es como si alguien decidiera quemar la cena de una fiesta; si solo se quema la comida, no es tan grave, pero si se incendia la casa, las cosas se ponen muy serias.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, molesto por una pelea con su vecino, decide prender fuego a un garaje que no es suyo. Si hay personas cerca en ese momento, Juan podría enfrentar hasta 20 años de prisión por su acción imprudente.

Penalidades

Hasta 20 años de prisión y multas de hasta $35,000, dependiendo de las circunstancias.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any building that is used as a dwelling at the time the act is committed, whether the inhabitant is present therein at the time of the act or not, or any building appurtenant to or connected with a dwelling whether the property of the actor or of another, commits arson in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any building not included in subdivision 1, whether the property of the actor or another commits arson in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to a fine of not more than $35,000, or both if: (a) another person who is not a participant in the crime is present in the building at the time and the defendant knows that; or (b) the circumstances are such as to render the presence of such a person therein a reasonable possibility. (a) Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any building not included in subdivision 1, whether the property of the actor or another, commits arson in the first degree if a flammable material is used to start or accelerate the fire. A person who violates this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. (b) As used in this subdivision: (1) "combustible liquid" means a liquid having a flash point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit; (2) "flammable gas" means any material which is a gas at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or less and 14.7 psi of pressure and which: (i) is ignitable when in a mixture of 13 percent or less by volume with a