Judgment unanimously reversed, and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Defendant appeals from his conviction after a jury trial of arson, second degree, stemming from a fire on August 16, 1978 which substantially destroyed a building known as the Villani building located in Lyons, New York. At trial, Harold Mann testified that defendant offered to pay him $100 for burning the Villani building, that he did burn the building, and that defendant later gave him some...
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