Gelman v. Artuz

SUMMARY ORDER

UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of said District Court be and hereby is AFFIRMED.

In October 1986, petitioner Gregory Gel-man was indicted by a New York County grand jury for first-degree arson and related charges concerning the February 24, 1986 fire to an apartment building owned by petitioner. On June 19,1987, petitioner waived his right to a jury trial, and the parties proceeded to a bench trial. Petitioner was convicted of first-degree arson and two other charges, and the court sentenced him to concurrent indeterminate…