State v. Bideaux

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of the felony offense of arson and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 18 months. He has appealed to this court and details the following assignments of error: (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s foundational objection to an opinion given by the Schuyler fire chief as to the cause of the fire; (2) The court erred in overruling defendant’s motions for mistrial; and (3) The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. We affirm.

At approximately 11:49 p.m. on January 25,1983,…