Case Title: The People v. Fatin Johnson

Citation: 

Docket Number: 

State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2010-06-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
- 1 -
=================================================================
This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
No. 168  SSM 23
The People &c., 
            Respondent,
         v.
Fatin Johnson, 
            Appellant.
Submitted by Abigail Everett, for appellant.
Submitted by Susan Gliner, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Upon remittal from this Court (10 NY3d 875 [2008]), the
Appellate Division employed the proper legal standard when it
rejected defendant's argument that the verdict convicting him of
- 2 -
SSM No. 23
- 2 -
depraved indifference murder was against the weight of the
evidence (67 AD3d 448 [1st Dept 2009]).  Contrary to defendant's
contention, the Appellate Division was not required to evaluate
the elements of depraved indifference murder as they were
interpreted in certain cases decided prior to his trial. 
Defendant voiced no objection to the court's charge as given and
failed to request that any specific judicial interpretations of
the elements be presented to the jury.  Thus, the Appellate
Division properly refused to consider such information when it
"weigh[ed] the evidence in light of the elements of the crime as
charged to the [jury]" (People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349
[2007]).
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges
Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided June 10, 2010