Legal Opinion
People v. Owens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 3, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County (Friedlander, J.), rendered October 26,1981, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of rape in the first degree. Defendant was indicted and tried for rape in the first degree. The complainant, then 15 years of age, testified that, on the night of July 5,1980, defendant forced her to have sexual intercourse with him without her consent. It was further deduced at trial that stains found on the complainant’s underpants contained evidence of sperm. In his defense, defendant offered an alibi and further sought to show that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. ShapiroNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. OstinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. OsorioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. OsorioNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. PriesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. BenedictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. NazarioNew York Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. OwensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985