PEOPLE v. LUCCHESE


127 A.D.2d 699 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Salvatore Lucchese, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

February 9, 1987


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that his guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt because the People did not prove that he acted "[u]nder circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life" or that he acted "recklessly" (see, Penal Law § 120.10 [3]).

Depraved indifference to human life refers to the wantonness of a defendant's conduct and the focus is...

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