Beene v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Beene was found guilty by a jury of two counts of first degree arson and one count of insurance fraud, arising out of a fire which destroyed Beene’s residence and several vehicles.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Beene, an indigent, claims the trial court erred by denying his pre-trial motion for funds to purchase the transcript of his prior civil trial involving the same issues. He argued at the hearing on the motion that the civil trial transcript might be used for cross-examination and impeachment of prosecution witnesses who testified at the civil trial. Other than the…