People v. Fransua

— Mikoll, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (Hanofee, J.), rendered October 4, 1984, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree.

Defendant was found guilty after a jury trial of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree. He was sentenced as a persistent felony offender to a prison term of 15 years to life on each count, both terms to run concurrently.

Defendant alleges several errors on this appeal. He contends that County Court abused its discretion in its Sandoval ruling by improperly…