PEOPLE v. CARROLL


93 N.Y.2d 564 (1999)

715 N.E.2d 500

693 N.Y.S.2d 498

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LISA CARROLL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Berko, New York City, and M. Sue Wycoff for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Mary C. Farrington and Eleanor J. Ostrow of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur; Judge LEVINE taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge KAYE.

Over the course of several days, three-year-old Shanaya Jones was beaten to death by her father. Defendant, the child's stepmother, witnessed most of the violence, but did not alert the authorities or summon medical assistance until Shanaya was dead. The issue before us is whether the Grand Jury that indicted defendant for endangering the welfare of a child had sufficient...

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