People v. Bell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [1]) for engaging in sexual intercourse with a homeless woman by forcible compulsion. Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). The testimony of the victim, although some*916what inconsistent, was not incredible as a matter of law (see, People v Jackson, 161 AD2d 1154; People v…
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