PEOPLE v. HENSON


33 N.Y.2d 63 (1973)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Henson and Marlene Henson, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Shanahan and George S. Howlett for appellants.

Leo F. Hayes, District Attorney (John A. Cirando and Patrick Connelly of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BURKE, BREITEL, JASEN, JONES and WACHTLER concur; Judge GABRIELLI taking no part.


Chief Judge FULD.

The defendant-appellants, Charles and Marlene Henson, stand convicted, among other crimes, of criminally negligent homicide (Penal Law, § 125.10) in connection with the death in 1970 of their four-year-old son Kip. They seek a reversal on essentially two grounds: first, that the evidence fails to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and...

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