Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cartello and Vito Polito, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-03-09
Citations: 254 A.D. 629
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cartello and Vito Polito, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 629–629

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cartello and Vito Polito, Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction affirmed. Memorandum: The intentional burning of the building and the intentional binning of the insured furniture were single transactions and constituted separate crimes. (Code Grim. Proe. § 279. Cf. People v. Shields, 242 App. Div. 846; affd., 266 N. Y. 200.) All concur. (The judgment convicts defendants of the crimes of arson, second degree, and a violation of section 1201 of the Penal Law.) Present — Sears, P. J., Lewis, Cunningham, Taylor and Dowling, JJ.