The court erred by denying defendant's request to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of arson in the fourth degree. There was a reasonable view of the evidence that defendant was not guilty of second-degree arson, but was guilty of fourth-degree arson (see generally People v Rivera,
The relevant difference between these crimes in this case is that second-degree arson involves intentionally...
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