People v. Negron

OPINION OF THE COURT

David Friedman, J.

*852Defendant was indicted for attempted murder in the second degree in a prosecution emanating from a domestic dispute. The People asserted that on July 29, 1993 the defendant, in a dispute with his girlfriend, Laverne Wise, threw paint thinner on her while she was sitting on the living room couch and then set her on fire by throwing a match at her. Initially defendant avoided prosecution for this crime. He left New York to reside in New Jersey. On November 24, 1994, while in that State, he was involved in a domestic dispute with a different girlfriend. The…