Legal Opinion

People v. Diaz

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

Decided December 12, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered May 17, 2004, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

To the extent there was any error in the court’s refusal to dismiss a depraved indifference murder count (see People v Suarez, 6 NY3d 202 [2005]), there is no basis for reversal because the jury only convicted defendant of intentional murder (see People v Griffin, 28 AD3d 578, 579 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 789 [2006]; see also People v Brown, 83 NY2d 791, 794…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SuarezNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. People v. WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. ByrdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. SampsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. PachecoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. LippeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. ManuelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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