After a dispute with a desk clerk, on March 27, 1980, defendant allegedly started a fire in his room at the Imperial Court Hotel, located at 307 West 79th Street, Manhattan. Subsequent to that incident, defendant was indicted and, thereafter, was convicted by a jury of the crime of arson in the second degree (Penal Law, § 150.15). Prior to the sentencing date, the People, pursuant to CPL 400.16, filed a statement of persistent violent felony offender status against defendant...
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