There was legally sufficient evidence of guilt and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant's actions in reporting the fire he had set and acknowledging his culpability to the fire marshals provide ample evidence that he had been "aware of and consciously disregard[ed] a substantial and unjustifiable risk" (Penal Law § 15.05 [3]) that he would cause damage to the building. The blistering and smoke damage, which, according to the evidence and...
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