Legal Opinion

People v. Rodriguez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 5, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas Farber, J.), rendered March 21, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 20 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning credibility. The child victim’s inability to remember certain details, and her delay in reporting the pattern of abuse, were satisfactorily explained.

The trial…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. People v. D'AlessandroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. SantiagoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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