Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Earl Bell, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-05-02
Citations: 21 N.Y.3d 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Earl Bell, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 915–916

Head Matter:
[988 NE2d 1285, 966 NYS2d 773]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Earl Bell, Jr., Appellant.
Decided May 2, 2013
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Alex Smith, Middletown, for appellant.
Francis D. Phillips, II, District Attorney, Middletown (Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order modified by reducing defendant's conviction of depraved indifference murder in the second degree to manslaughter in the second degree and remitting to County Court, Orange County, for resentencing and, as so modified, affirmed (see People v Bussey, 19 NY3d 231 [2012]).
Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Rivera.