People v. Prim
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the *888conviction of criminally negligent homicide (Penal Law § 125.10). “To find defendant guilty of such crime, the jury must have concluded that he acted with criminal negligence, i.e., he failed to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk of such nature and degree that such failure constituted a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would have observed in the situation” (People v Harris, 81 NY2d 850, 851; see, People v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. VanDenBoschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988