People v. Wells
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.P.
This appeal raises the issue of whether a death resulting from defendant’s operation of a motor vehicle at a high rate of speed through the streets of lower Manhattan, while severely impaired by alcohol intoxication, supports his conviction of depraved indifference murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [2]). The law in effect at the time defendant was convicted is delineated by People v Register (60 NY2d 270 [1983], cert denied 466 US 953 [1984]), and we hold that the evidence is sufficient to sustain the judgment under the Register standard, the verdict is consistent with…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. HinesNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. RegisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. FeingoldNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
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