People v. James M.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Rosato, J.), rendered November 2, 1988, adjudicating him a youthful offender, upon a nonjury verdict finding him guilty of attempted rape in the first degree, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The complainant’s testimony established, inter alia, that the defendant and his codefendant persuaded…