Legal Opinion
People v. Capobianco
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Harrington, J.), rendered August 1, 1989, convicting him of arson in the second degree and burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The defendant was charged with arson in the second degree, burglary in the second degree, and aggravated harassment emanating from a suspicious fire in the apartment building of his estranged wife and her family. At trial, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. BajraktariAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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