People v. Downing

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered November 17, 2011, convicting him of attempted rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, and robbery in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction of attempted rape in the first degree is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hawkins, 11 NY3d 484, 492 [2008]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light…