State v. Saenz
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury-waived trial, Defendant was convicted of depraved indifference murder for the death of his wife, who died after several days of beatings and injuries inflicted on her by Defendant while her children were present. Defendant appealed, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that there was sufficient evidence for the court to have found beyond a reasonable doubt that (1) Defendant’s actions, including his abuse of his wife over days, along with his delay in seeking medical assistance, caused his wife’s death; and (2) Defendant acted with a depraved indifference to the value of human life in killing his wife.
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