People v. Meekins

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Mar-low, J.), rendered April 27, 1984, convicting him of rape in the first degree and assault in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends, inter alia, that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial when the court permitted the jury to continue to deliberate, despite the defendant’s request that the jury be sequestered for the night because of the late hour. We disagree.

The record demonstrates that the jury commenced…