People v. Stearns
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Warren County (Hall, Jr., J.), rendered March 4, 2009, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree and assault in the third degree.
While defendant and his girlfriend (hereinafter the victim) were camping at a site in the Town of Warrensburg, Warren County, a verbal altercation ensued between the two and, when the victim attempted to leave, defendant grabbed her by the forearm and “backhanded” her across the jaw. The victim fell to the ground and was dragged by defendant to a tent where he allegedly forced her to…
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