Legal Opinion

People v. Sanders

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 6, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered April 13, 2000, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of rape in the first degree.

At trial, the People’s proof that defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old girl included his statements to police, DNA evidence, the victim’s sworn testimony, and an expert witness’s description of the physical indicators of penetration revealed upon examination of the victim. Representing himself, defendant was ultimately convicted of rape in the first degree and sentenced as a second violent…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. People v. RosenNew York Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. ScaringeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. McCoyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. McEachinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. GraysAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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