STATE v. WELLER

No. 92-342.

644 A.2d 839 (1994)

STATE of Vermont v. Scott E. WELLER.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles S. Martin, of Martin & Paolini, P.C., Barre, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


JOHNSON, Justice.

Defendant Scott Weller appeals from a conviction of arson in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 502. On appeal he argues that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to instruct the jury that it could not convict on the basis of his admissions of guilt alone, and (2) excluding an excited utterance by a woman at the scene that someone other than defendant had started the fire. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with arson in the burning of a portion...

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