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People v. Makas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 8, 2000PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Czajka, J.), rendered January 22, 1999, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of arson in the second degree.

Around 3:00 a.m. on May 9, 1998, defendant intentionally started a fire in a residential building he owned in the Village of Hurley, Ulster County. The building, which had just been rented to a new tenant but was unoccupied at the time of the fire, had a covered breezeway connecting it to a second, larger residence 141/2 feet away. The second building was also owned by defendant and rented to other tenants…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. SerranoNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. People v. VictorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. DavisNew York Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. KeechNew York Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. RamirezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. CabezasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People v. MarreroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. PageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Makas v. Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric CenterNew York Supreme Court · 2010

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