People v. Stripling

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of rape in the first degree, two counts of sodomy in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. On appeal, he contends that it was error for the court to admit a taped conversation between complainant and a police dispatcher during the course of the rape. The tape was properly admitted. When a rape victim makes prompt complaint about the incident, that fact may be testified to by the victim or by any witness who heard the complaint (Baccio v…