People v. Rice

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

According to the complainant, on a bright, sunny afternoon in August 1986, she left her Manhattan apartment to visit her grandson and, after waiting a short time for a bus, decided to walk. She was proceeding down a ramp when she was approached from behind by defendant, who placed his hands on her shoulders and turned her around to face him; his trousers were open and he told her, "I’m going to have sex with you.” *931After threatening to beat her, defendant led the complainant down an embankment and raped her,…