People v. Gelman

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey Atlas, J., at nonjury trial and sentence; John Bradley, J., on motion to set aside verdict), rendered May 2, 1988, convicting defendant of arson in the first degree, conspiracy in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 15 years to life, 7 to 21 years, and 21/s to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues concerning the credibility of the accomplice witnesses, as well…