PEOPLE v. SIMS


37 N.Y.2d 906 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Sims, Also Known as Willie Sims, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic Block for appellant.

Henry F. O'Brien, District Attorney (Charles M. Newell of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Entirely aside from conduct and statements of defendant prior to the fire touching on his possible motive and intent, there was competent evidence, chiefly in the testimony of the People's arson investigator, from which the jury could have concluded that the fire was of incendiary origin thus satisfying the requirement of corroboration of his confession...

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