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People v. Cummings

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 11, 1995
222 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

December 11, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrus, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. There is no merit to the defendant's contention that the evidence failed to establish that the circumstances of his infant son's death evinced a depraved indifference to human life (see, Penal Law § 125.25; People v Brammer, 189 A.D.2d 885; see also, People v Roe, 74 N.Y.2d 20; People v Gomez, 65 N.Y.2d 9; People v Register, 60 N.Y.2d 270). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15). O'Brien, J.P., Pizzuto, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cummings

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 11, 1995
222 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Cummings

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MAURICE CUMMINGS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 11, 1995

Citations

222 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
635 N.Y.S.2d 543