Legal Opinion
People v. Vega
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCasey, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), rendered April 3, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree.
Defendant’s rape and sodomy convictions stem from his forcible entry into the victim’s home. At the time, the victim resided in her apartment with her young daughter. The victim knew defendant for about lVi years as a friend of her previous roommate who had moved out of the apartment. The victim testified that her prior association with defendant was friendly and casual only, and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. KellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. VickersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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