People v. Wosu

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant’s convictions arose out of the rape and sexual abuse of twin seven-year-old girls, the daughters of a convicted codefendant. The indictment alleged that the criminal assaults occurred between November 1 and November 30, 1991. In an oral bill of particulars, the People later narrowed the time frame to the period "around Thanksgiving.” The evidence at trial showed that the memories of the child victims were keyed to a Thanksgiving-time turkey dinner at their father’s house.

During deliberations, the…