State v. Johnson

This is an appeal by defendant from his conviction or arson following a jury trial in the District Court, Silver Bow County.

On November 26, 1976, at approximately 3:15 a.m., a fire was reported at the Roadhouse in Butte, Montana. As a result of that fire, the bar was burned and the carpet charred. An investigating officer and the fire marshall testified that the windows were broken, a rock was found inside the bar, and beer bottles which smelled of gasoline were found inside the bar.

A deputy sheriff testified that at about 3:10 a.m. he saw defendant in a car in the vicinity of the Roadhouse.…