People v. Futterman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Denman, J.
Defendant challenges his conviction for criminally negligent homicide on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. The charge arose from the death of David Murphy, a patient in the psychiatric unit of Erie County Medical Center where defendant was the head nurse on the night shift.
The testimony at trial established the following series of events. Murphy was harassing an elderly female patient by touching her and pushing her wheelchair up and down the hall. He was very agitated, pacing, and talking loudly. There was a standing order for…
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