Laughlin (D) set fire to a stable. The stable fire burned a nearby barn. D was indicted for feloniously, willfully, and maliciously setting fire to a barn (a felony). The stable fire (a misdemeanor) was set 26 feet away. The jury was instructed that if they found that there was a reasonable probability that burning of the barn would follow the setting of the stable fire, D should be held responsible for it. D was convicted. D appealed.

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