Legal Opinion
People v. Carroll
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1999PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Over the course of several days, three-year-old Shanaya Jones was beaten to death by her father. Defendant, the child’s stepmother, witnessed most of the violence, but did not alert the authorities or summon medical assistance until Shanaya was dead. The issue before us is whether the Grand Jury that indicted defendant for endangering the welfare of a child had sufficient evidence that defendant was “legally charged” with the care of Shanaya (Penal Law § 260.10 [2]). We conclude that it did, because the evidence supported an inference that defendant was…
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