Legal Opinion
People v. Rodriguez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 13, 2009PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COVELLO, J.
The principal question presented for our review on this appeal is whether the jury, which convicted the defendant of manslaughter in the first degree under Penal Law § 125.20 (4) and criminally negligent homicide (see Penal Law § 125.10), rendered an inconsistent verdict. We answer that question in the affirmative.
The defendant allegedly caused the death of her baby soon after giving birth to him. In the first count of a two-count indictment, the defendant was charged with depraved indifference murder under Penal Law § 125.25 (4). In the second count of the…
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- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. AlfaroNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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