State v. Bishop

Each of the two respondents was charged with arson in the second degree. The cases were tried together in the Lamoille County Court on February 13 and 14, 1967, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty against both respondents. On February 28, 1967, the motions of the respondents for a directed verdict of acquittal notwithstanding the jury verdict were heard and denied. This appeal is taken from the verdicts of guilty rendered by the jury.

Second degree arson is the wilful and malicious burning of any building or structure other than a dwelling house or the structures appurtenant thereto. 13…