Legal Opinion

People v. Cofield

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

Decided October 21, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Altman, J.), rendered April 16, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing her to a term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People and giving them the benefit of every reasonable infer*452ence (People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), the People established beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant evinced a depraved indifference to human life in pushing the victim onto subway tracks during rush hour (see, People v Roe, 74 NY2d 20, 24-25).

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. RoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. People v. LaFontaineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. GoodwinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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