People v. Santiago

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tioga County (Siedlecki, J.), rendered November 26, 1990, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of arson in the third degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

On this appeal defendant contends, inter alia, that County Court erred in denying his motion to allow the jury to observe the scene where the arson was committed. At trial, the complainants testified that at approximately 3:00 a.m. they saw defendant standing next to their motor vehicle, at which time they observed a flash and the vehicle burst…