Legal Opinion

People v. Campbell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 8, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Griffin, J.), rendered April 6, 1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly submitted the alternative count of depraved indifference murder to the jury (see, CPL 300.40 [5]). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. ArtisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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