Legal Opinion
People v. Benton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 26, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarvey, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County (Barrett, J.), entered September 28, 1984, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of rape in the first degree.
At about midnight on February 9, 1984, complainant and defendant arrived at defendant’s apartment house. When defendant was unable to locate his keys, they were admitted to the apartment of a neighbor, Edward Keith, who was a codefendant in the instant case. The complainant accused the men of then using force to have sexual intercourse with complainant.
The two men were coindicted in a one-count indictment charging…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. RockwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. RosadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. ChandleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. PowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. KrugAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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