based on depraved indifference to human life. Id. at 632, 865 N.Y.S.2d 134. Surely if Pomie’s conduct was not considered a prolonged course of abuse, then it strains reason to find that Petronio’s behavior would fit into this exception. Although the Register standard was still in place at the time of his trial, Petronio was entitled to benefit, on direct appeal, from changes in the law that occurred before his conviction became final. Under Suarez, the evidence offered at Petronio’s trial was legally insufficient to convict him of depraved indifference murder. 6 N.Y.3d 202, 811 N.Y.S.2d 267, 844 N.E.2d 721. It is well-established that a defendant’s due process rights are violated when he is convicted absent proof beyond a reasonable doubt. See Jackson, 443 U.S. at 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781 (<HOLDING>). The state courts’ affirmance of his
holding that evidence is sufficient to support a conviction if viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements  beyond a reasonable doubt holding that a petitioner is entitled to habeas relief if no rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt holding that on a review of the sufficiency of the evidence the court determines whether any rational trier of fact could have found all the elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt holding that a reviewing court must determine whether viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution any rational trier of fact could have found proof beyond a reasonable doubt of each of the essential elements of the crime charged holding that a verdict must be sustained against a sufficiency of the evidence challenge if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the charged crime beyond a reasonable doubt