People v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant and William Chapman were indicted for, inter alia, arson in the first degree. It was alleged that on May 10, 1984 at about 9:00 p.m., defendant, with the aid of Chapman, threw a Molotov cocktail through the front window of a Cumberland Farms Store in the Village of Menands, Albany County. Defendant had been in the store earlier that evening and had an argument with an employee, Lisa Horton, who allegedly uttered a racial slur at him.
At the conclusion of a suppression hearing, County Court made the following rulings: there was probable cause for defendant’s arrest; defendant’s motion…
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