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PEOPLE v. JEAN-BAPTISTE

11 N.Y.3d 539 (2008)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. JEAN YVES JEAN-BAPTISTE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn (Ruth E. Ross and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for appellant.

Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York City, and Joshua M. Levine for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and JONES concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether the evidence introduced at trial was legally sufficient to establish defendant's guilt of depraved indifference murder. Because the Appellate Division properly applied the present standard for depraved indifference murder, as set forth in People v Feingold (7 N.Y.3d 288 [2006]), we conclude that...

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