People v. Bell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Zambelli, J.), rendered July 24, 2001, convicting him of rape in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that DNA evidence should not have been admitted without a statistical analysis is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the contention is without merit. Here, as in People v Watley (245 AD2d 323), the People’s DNA expert did not testify that the defendant’s DNA matched the DNA found in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. MyersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. WatleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. SchouenborgAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007