People v. Legister

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Finnegan, J.), rendered September 29, 1986, convicting him of rape in the first degree and robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A central issue at trial was the reliability of the identification of the defendant by the complainant who saw him in her dimly lit apartment. After the jury returned its verdict, one of the jurors revealed to defense counsel that during deliberations while sequestered in her hotel room she adjusted the lights to…