People v. McDade

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Legally sufficient evidence supports defendant Susan McDade’s conviction of second-degree rape. Forensic DNA testing of a penile swab from the victim, a severely mentally disabled 17-year-old boy, revealed the existence of significant amounts of defendant’s DNA, which established that defendant had extended, noncasual contact with the victim’s penis. Eyewitness evidence established that both the victim and defendant were naked. Moreover, the People elicited additional evidence that the victim, who had the…