People v. Cridelle

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Giardino, J), rendered July 15, 2011, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree and unlawful imprisonment in the second degree.

*1142Defendant was charged in a three-count indictment with rape in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and assault in the third degree. The charges stemmed from a sexual encounter that occurred between the victim and defendant during the early morning hours of May 27, 2010. Defendant and the victim each admitted that they had exchanged drugs for…