New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Oswaldo Sanchez, Appellant
July 9, 200298 N.Y.2d 373
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s judgment upholding the defendant’s conviction for depraved indifference murder, finding that the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict. The Court rejected the defendant’s arguments that the evidence only supported intentional murder or that no circumstances evinced depraved indifference, and it rejected the dissent’s call to narrow the doctrine. Separate dissenting opinions argued that the conviction should be reduced to manslaughter or dismissed entirely.