People v. Benson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Keegan, J.), rendered September 1, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree (two counts) and robbery in the second degree.

Defendant, convicted, inter alia, of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree for having used force and threats to compel the victim to engage in sexual acts with a codefendant, contends that County Court erred in denying her application to present the expert testimony of an "addictionologist”, who would have explained that the…