State v. Keyes

Indictment charging that on December 21, 1971, the defendant did willfully and maliciously burn the Tilton town hall. RSA 584:2. Trial by jury in June 1973, resulted in a verdict of guilty and he was sentenced to a term of five years at the State prison. During the course of the trial, defendant preserved various exceptions which were transferred to this court by a bill of exceptions allowed by Loughlin, J.

The principal issue raised before this court surrounds the admission at trial of testimony of Kenneth Viano, an acquaintance of the defendant. Prior to Keyes’ trial, Viano had been found…