Baxter v. State

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Defendants Roy Baxter, Dale Moody and Irby Moody were jointly indicted and tried for two counts of third degree arson. They were acquitted of Count 2 and appeal their convictions of Count 1. Held:

1. Defendants claim the trial court erred in denying their motion for directed verdicts.

The state’s evidence was that on January 17,1981 there was a high risk of fire in Long County and fire fighting personnel were putting out numerous fires. That afternoon, three of these personnel, Combs, H. Futch and M. Baxter met and stopped in their separate vehicles on a back county road,…