People v. Riding

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s contention that the evidence of forcible compulsion was legally insufficient to support his conviction of two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. Viewing the evidence at trial in the light most favorable to the People, we find that there was a valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences to lead a rational person to the conclusion reached by the jury (see, People v Thompson, 72 NY2d 410, 413, rearg denied 73 NY2d 870; see, e.g., People v O’Donnell, 138 AD2d 896, lv denied 72 NY2d 864; People v Gonzalez,…