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STATE v. HEWITT

No. COA96-882.

484 S.E.2d 844 (1997)

STATE of North Carolina v. Sam HEWITT

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by David N. Kirkman, Assistant Attorney General, for State.

Jeffrey S. Miller, Jacksonville, for defendant.

WYNN, Judge.

On the night of 12 March 1994, defendant Sam Hewitt set a fire on a portion of his land near Hubert, North Carolina. The following morning, a large forest fire near the area burned by defendant consumed approximately 135 acres and traveled almost eight tenths of a mile. It took firefighters over five hours to subdue the blaze.

Following the forest fire, defendant stated to Forest Service officials that he and his

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