People v. Thomas

Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Richard A. Keenan, J.), rendered December 10, 2003. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree and rape in the third degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and rape in the third degree (§ 130.25 [2]), defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, based primarily on his contentions that defense counsel was…