People v. Dixon

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Madison County, rendered November 30, 1977, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of rape in the third degree. Defendant was the bus driver for Alternatives Industry, an organization in Oneida, New York, which employed persons who were mentally or physically handicapped. One of the employees was Rosalie Miller who was 28 years of age and was a regular passenger on defendant’s bus. On May 19, 1977, the defendant altered his normal bus route so that he was alone with the victim, Rosalie Miller, on the trip home. He stopped the bus and…