Legal Opinion

People v. Boston

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

Decided July 29, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (D’Emic, J.), rendered July 20, 1999, convicting him of arson in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and menacing in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant was charged, inter alia, with arson in the second degree, for setting fire to the kitchen of his girlfriend’s apartment. The People’s case included testimony from the complainant that on the day of the fire she and the defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. People v. CavinessNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. BurkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. MatosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. MoralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. People v. RembertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. ArjuneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
  5. People v. MoralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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