PEOPLE v. HAYAT


235 A.D.2d 287 (1997)

653 N.Y.S.2d 305

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Abu Hayat, Appellant

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

January 21, 1997


The verdict with respect to each charge was supported by legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no merit to defendant's argument that he was subjected to criminal liability for acts of mere civil negligence. Defendant engaged in outrageous conduct toward the patients in question that cannot be viewed as lapses in professional judgment. Acts and omissions connected with a surgical procedure may constitute a crime where, as here...

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