People v. Cortes

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Rosenwasser, J.), rendered February 22, 2005, convicting him of rape in the third degree, endangering the welfare of a child, and sexual abuse in the third degree (three counts), after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s general motion to dismiss the charge of rape in the third degree, made at the close of the People’s case, failed to preserve for appellate review the argument he now makes on appeal as to the legal sufficiency of the evidence at trial (see CPL…