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acknowledged that Martin’s proximity to the scene of the fire on Halloween eve was not sufficient in and of itself to prove he was the cause of the blaze. He noted, however, that according to testimony «i volunteered by Albert I Gatewood as part of a plea I bargain agreement, Martin | confessed to setting the fire. Robertson recalled that four defense witnesses questioned ' Gatewood’s truthfulness. “But the jury accepted his testimony,” the judge added.

On a third point raised by Albrecht, the multiplicity of charges lodged against * Martin, Judge Robertson ! asked for further arguments ' from the defense and 1 prosecution.

Albrecht maintained that one fire, “one towering inferno’’, was involved in the blaze that destroyed four barns and the property in

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