Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided September 30, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Harrington, J.), rendered January 3, 1990, convicting him of rape in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. While the medical evidence was inconclusive, the complainant, who was nine years old at trial, credibly testified that the defendant raped her.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. UdzinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. BullAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Williams v. McCoyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998
  3. People v. DoeNew York Supreme Court · 1996

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