People v. Winans

*587OPINION OF THE COURT

Peter R. Sprague, J.

By indictment dated August 13, 1996 the defendant stands charged with the following three felonies, relating to an incident alleged to have occurred in the Town of Belfast on July 17, 1996: (a) arson in the third degree, in violation of Penal Law § 150.10 (1); (b) reckless endangerment in the first degree, in violation of Penal Law § 120.25; and (c) criminal contempt in the first degree, in violation of Penal Law § 215.51 (d).

ISSUES

In this decision the court addresses the following issues, as part of the omnibus pretrial motion of the defense argued on…