People v. Powers

Crew III, J.P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered July 31, 2006, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of sodomy in the second degree.

Defendant was charged with and convicted of sodomy in the second degree involving the then 14-year-old daughter of the woman with whom he was living at the time and subsequently married. Following his conviction, County Court sentenced defendant to 21A- to 63A years in prison. Defendant now appeals.

During the course of the investigation leading to the indictment of defendant, the police recorded…