P. v. Lal CA3
A jury convicted defendant Sumit Sagar Lal of arson of a structure (Pen. Code, § 451, subd. (c)) , second degree burglary (§ 459), vandalism causing more than $400 in damage (§ 594, subd. (b)), identity theft (§ 530.5, subd. (a)), and misdemeanor receiving stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a)), as well as sustaining allegations that the arson involved a device designed to accelerate the fire (§ 451.1, subd. (a)(5)), and the damage caused by the arson exceeded $200,000 (§§ 12022.6, subd. (a)(2), 1203.045). The trial court sentenced defendant to a nine-year eight-month state prison term.
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