The verdict was not supported by legally sufficient evidence. Even when viewed most favorably to the People, the evidence was insufficient to establish accessorial liability beyond a reasonable doubt (see generally Penal Law § 20.00).
With defendant sitting in the passenger seat of the car her boyfriend was driving, the car followed a van being driven by the shooting victim, a man who had recently fired the friend of defendant and her boyfriend. The friend...
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