People v. Hutchins

This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County, rendered November 29, 1971, convicting defendant, on his plea of guilty, of the crime of arson in the second degree.

The facts briefly are these. The. October, 1971 Term of the Grand Jury of Montgomery County handed down an indictment in five counts against defendant and three other men. The first count of the indictment charged the four men with “ the crime of arson in the second degree in violation of §150.10, Subdivision 1 of the Revised Penal Law ” in that, allegedly, they had intentionally damaged a barn in the…