PEOPLE v. VALDEZ


170 A.D.2d 190 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Valdez, Appellant

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

February 5, 1991


Defendant was involved in a shootout in an upper Manhattan bar. Although there was no direct evidence that defendant's gun fired the fatal shot, the People's evidence demonstrated that defendant fired in the direction of the deceased. Defendant was convicted of depraved indifference murder, but acquitted of intentional murder and two counts of attempted murder relating to other victims.

We find the evidence legally sufficient to support the conviction. Defendant and...

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