People v. Hofaker

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered November 30, 1999, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of arson in the second degree and arson in the third degree.

Defendant was indicted in May 1999 and charged with two *613counts of arson and one count of willfully setting forest land on fire. Following trial and after submission of the case to the jury, County Court was advised that the jury had reached a verdict with regard to the first two counts of the indictment— arson in the second and third degrees—but requested further instructions and a…