The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Alicia Lewie, Appellant

Summary

The Court affirmed the defendant's second-degree manslaughter conviction, finding the evidence sufficient that she knowingly disregarded a substantial risk to her child's life, but vacated the first-degree reckless endangerment conviction because the evidence did not establish the higher mental state of depraved indifference. Justice Jones dissented, arguing the manslaughter conviction was not supported by sufficient evidence.