People v. Schlageter

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of arson in the fourth degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, assault in the second and third degrees, and two counts of reckless endangerment in the second degree. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment, the highest being l1/2 to 41/2 years. The charges arose out of a fire at 1575 Elmwood Avenue in Rochester on August 30, 1993, which resulted in injury to three occupants of the building. Defendant argues that he was denied effective assistance of…