KASS, J.
The defendant Young was convicted by a jury on indictments charging him with arson (G.L.c. 266, § 2) and arson with intent to defraud an insurer (G.L.c. 266, § 10).
A principal witness for the Commonwealth was George Lincoln who, in response to the standard question about the occupation of a witness, answered, "I was a building contractor. I speculated in real estate, and I was available for hire to burn property. I was an arsonist, sir...
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