It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously modified as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice by reducing the sentence imposed to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 15 years to life and as modified the judgment is affirmed.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of arson in the first degree (Penal Law § 150.20 [1]), defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel...
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