Question

Byron could not take the noise from his neighbor Missy's property. Night after night, there were guests driving up on their loud motorcycles and loud music playing most of the night. A number of times, he had asked her to quiet the noise down, and finally he decided to take the matter into his own hands. One day, while Missy was out, he went over to her property with a can of gasoline and a pack of matches and lit her house on fire. At last, he thought, no more noise. Byron is guilty of ______.

larceny
attempted arson
no crime (he acted in self-defense)
arson

Answer 1

@Marziman

Answer 2

@Marziman

Answer 3

@Zowie