People v. Sibblies

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered April 19, 1976, convicting defendant of arson, third degree, and arson, fourth degree, is unanimously reversed, on the law, and the indictment dismissed. On August 13, 1975, at about 5:00 p.m., there was a fire in a building owned by the defendant. From about 1:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., defendant and his nephew were observed by six or eight of their neighbors removing personal property from the building. Defendant was seen carrying several paint cans and three one-gallon milk containers with their tops cut off into the building. Approximately 10…