People v. Griffin

Sullivan, J. P. (dissenting).

Much of the majority’s recitation of the facts is taken from defendant’s own self-serving testimony, which, to the extent it was introduced to show the improbability of the incident or the complainant’s motive to fabricate the charges, was rejected by the jury. Suffice to say, defendant does not challenge the legal sufficiency of the evidence or assert that the verdict was against the weight thereof, although, in urging numerous alleged errors as affecting the verdict, he does argue that the People’s case had “major weaknesses” and problems. Nothing that he points…