Legal Opinion
People v. Goodfriend
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1984PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*697OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant was indicted for first degree rape and two counts of first degree sodomy, all arising out of a single occurrence. After a jury trial, he was convicted of one count of sodomy and acquitted of the remaining counts. On defendant’s motion, the trial court vacated the verdict on the ground of repugnancy. The Appellate Division reversed, reinstated the verdict, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Defendant’s claim of a repugnant verdict is without merit. As this court held in People v Tucker…
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