People v. Banks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Cohen, J.), rendered September 27, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of rape in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2Vi to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.
The complainant’s testimony provided legally sufficient evidence of defendant’s guilt. The inconsistencies in the complainant’s testimony concerning the extent to which defendant removed her clothing during the attack presented a question of credibility for the jury to resolve (People v Williams, 177 AD2d 294). And defendant’s argument that the claim of rape has no…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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