Defendant dropped his eight-year-old niece from the 31st-floor terrace of the apartment which defendant shared with his mother and sister. Defendant's sister testified that she shouted "stop" as the defendant held the infant over the terrace wall, and that as she ran toward defendant, he released the infant.
The court charged that conduct evincing a depraved indifference to human life is more serious and blameworthy than conduct which is merely reckless, and that...
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