People v. Ortiz

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McKay, J.), rendered March 22, 2002, convicting him of sexual abuse in the first degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of sexual abuse in the first degree beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence established that the defendant, acting in concert…