People v. Todd

— Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered January 13, 1988, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of arson in the third degree.

Defendant’s arson conviction for setting a fire which essentially destroyed her residence is based in part upon evidence gathered from the scene by fire investigators and answers she gave to their questions. Volunteer Fire Investigators Steven Green and Timothy Bill spoke with defendant on September 19, 1985, the day of the fire, at the scene. In the course of the questioning, Green asked…