People v. Green
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.
This appeal from a conviction for reckless endangerment in the first degree presents the recurring issue of what constitutes *128“circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life.” We find that the jury’s determination that this element of the offense was proven comports with the weight of the evidence.
Defendant admits that, during the morning rush hour of August 15, 2005, he threw bottles and plates from a 26th-floor hotel balcony overlooking Seventh Avenue, in the vicinity of Penn Station. Admittedly, defendant — who was then 24 years old — engaged in…
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