Legal Opinion
People v. Comfort
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 11, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered August 7, 2000, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of arson in the second degree.
Defendant’s conviction of arson in the second degree arises out of an incident that occurred just prior to midnight on December 31, 1999, when defendant filled a soda can with gasoline, poured it on the living room floor of his apartment, threw a lit cigarette on the floor, left the apartment and went next door to join friends and family for a celebration at his father’s apartment. The primary evidence of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. PondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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