New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Jermaine Russell, Appellant; the People of the State of New…
February 11, 199891 N.Y.2d 280
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of three defendants for second‑degree depraved‑indifference murder, holding that the evidence was sufficient to find each acted with the requisite mental state, that they were accomplices despite being adversaries, and that self‑defense was unavailable because they could have safely retreated.