PEOPLE v. BRATHWAITE


63 N.Y.2d 839 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Richard Brathwaite, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Joseph N. Ferdenzi and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for appellant.

Donald E. Gilbert for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, defendant's conviction and sentence for depraved indifference murder and the consecutive sentences for his two convictions of felony murder reinstated, and the case remitted to the Appellate Division for consideration of the facts (CPL 470.40, subd 2, par [b]; 470.25, subd 2, par [d]).

Defendant was charged, in the fifth count of the indictment returned...

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