Opinion ID: 1196731
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Heading: the other arsons in the vicinity

Text: Appellant attempted to introduce evidence of other arsons in the same vicinity which occurred in 1976. While it is true that an accused may show that another committed the crime for which he is tried, more than mere conjecture is required. State v. Larsen, 91 Idaho 42, 415 P.2d 685 (1966). It was not error for the trial judge to determine the testimony was conjecture. Compare Case v. State, 555 P.2d 619 (Okl. Cr. 1976), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 965, 97 S.Ct. 2922, 53 L.Ed.2d 1061 (1977).