Question You are an assistant district attorney.

The District Attorney for Red Oak calls you into her office. She indicates that she is outraged and that the community is outraged over the deaths of George Randolph and the Smith family. She asks you to rite a memo indicating hat charges you ill !ring against potential defendants. "rite that memo indicating likely charges and likely defenses that ill !e raised. #ndicate pro!a!le results. Do not consider the issues of insurance fraud or any potential claims involving the sale or manufacture of gasoline$ %urno or the cans. Assume that all the facts stated in the fact pattern are kno n and uncontested. Also The follo ing statutes are part of the &ine ood 'riminal 'ode( ). A person ho kno ingly sets fire to$ !urns$ causes to !e !urned$ or !y the use of any e*plosive damages or destroys or causes to !e damaged or destroyed$ any !uilding or occupied structure of another ithout his consent commits arson. +. Any death hich occurs in the perpetuation of$ or attempt to perpetrate$ arson$ rape$ armed ro!!ery$ !urglary or kidnaping is murder in the first degree.