People v. Babon

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Greller, J.), rendered February 3, 2012, convicting him of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, rape in the third degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the prosecution *909established by a preponderance of the evidence that venue was proper in Dutchess County (see CPL 20.40 [1]; People v Greenberg, 89 NY2d 553, 555-556 [1997]; People v Ribowsky, 77 NY2d 284, 291-292…