People v. Holloway

The defendants, Fred Holloway and Steve Moore, in the circuit court of Macoupin County, were charged by indictment with three counts of arson, in violation of section 20 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1). Defendant Moore was also charged by indictment with one count of criminal damage to property (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 21 — 1). In addition, each of the defendants was charged by information with two counts of conspiracy to commit arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 8 — 2). All of these charges arose out of an early-morning fire on…