Where the Crown case for arson is entirely circumstantial, the evidence must exclude reasonable hypotheses consistent with innocence including the possibility of an intruder, and the Crown must establish a plausible motive. Where joint criminal enterprise is alleged as an alternative basis for conviction and the accused was not present at the commission of the offence, there must be evidence of events other than the offence itself from which the existence of an agreement and the accused's participation can be inferred; the mere possibility that another person was involved is insufficient.
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