People v. Watson

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant has been convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual abuse, first degree. He did not dispute that he and the codefendant engaged in sexual activities with the victim, but he contended at trial that she was a willing participant. That issue presents solely a question of fact, resolved in the People’s favor on convincing evidence, and the principal contention for our consideration on this appeal is whether the court erred in permitting the People to take the deposition of an eyewitness to the crime, Joseph Brown, and read it to the jury. At…