CALCRIM No. 1520

The defendant is charged [in Count] with the crime of attempted

arson [in violation of Penal Code section 455].

To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must

prove that:

1. The defendant attempted to set fire to or burn [or (counseled[,]/

[or] helped[,]/ [or] caused) the attempted burning of] (a structure/

forest land/property);

AND

2. (He/She) acted willfully and maliciously.

A person attempts to set fire to or burn (a structure/forest land/property)

when he or she places any flammable, explosive, or combustible material

or device in or around it with the intent to set fire to it.

Someone commits an act willfully when he or she does it willingly or on

purpose. It is not required that he or she intend to break the law, hurt

someone else, or gain any advantage.

As used here, someone acts maliciously when he or she intentionally does

a wrongful act under circumstances that the direct, natural, and highly

probable consequences would be the burning of the (structure/ [or] forest

land/ [or] property) or when he or she acts with the unlawful intent to

defraud, annoy, or injure someone else.

[A structure is any (building/bridge/tunnel/power plant/commercial or

public tent).]

[Forest land is any brush-covered land, cut-over land, forest, grasslands,

or woods.]

[Property means personal property or land other than forest land.]

New January 2006; Revised September 2018, March 2023, February 2025,

February 2026