People v. Charette

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered September 9, 1991, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of sodomy in the first degree.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of sodomy in the first degree upon the testimony of the victim, a 13-year-old boy, who testified that on June 22, 1990, as he was riding his bicycle at about 9:00 p.m., he was stopped by defendant and asked for a ride. The two rode on the bicycle for a short while. Defendant then placed a knife to the boy’s throat and told him to stop. Defendant, still holding the…