State v. Sargent

BALEY, Judge.

During the trial of this case, the State introduced considerable evidence concerning the preparation and use of Molotov cocktails, the damage caused by the fire at Pate’s Store, and the discovery of a glass jar and gasoline-soaked soil near the store. Defendant contends that this evidence should not have been admitted, since he was charged only with procuring felonious burning and not with the actual burning of the store. This contention is not correct and must be rejected. When an individual is prosecuted for procuring felonious burning under G.S. 14-62, he is being charged with…