Zane v. Travis

Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: On September 3, 1986, petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 81/3 to 25 years for his conviction upon his guilty plea of manslaughter in the first degree and arson in the third degree. The charges arose after petitioner, who was intoxicated, intentionally set fire to his father’s carpet business. While volunteer firefighters were fighting the fire, a canopy collapsed, resulting in the death of one firefighter and the crippling of another.

On October 11, 1994, after serving…