Legal Opinion

People v. James

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 9, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered November 21, 1997, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*548Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, there is no significant probability that he would have been acquitted but for the testimony of the complainant’s grandmother concerning the complainant’s demeanor when he saw the defendant two days after the incident. Any error in permitting that testimony was,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. GrubbsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. TeixeiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. PyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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