Legal Opinion

People v. McElroy

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

Decided May 19, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Angiolillo, J.), rendered May 1, 1995, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

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 the defendant’s guilt of depraved indifference murder beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Morgan, 207 AD2d 501; People v Sosa, 181 AD2d 532; People v Goode, 175 AD2d 181).

Moreover, since…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. FardanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. MorganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. CarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. FlorezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. People v. OnihaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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