People v. Rivers

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered January 25, 1991, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of rape in the first degree.

Defendant, convicted after trial of rape in the first degree as the result of a forcible act of sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl and sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of 9 to 18 years, now appeals. We affirm.

Initially, we reject the contention that the conviction was not supported by legally sufficient evidence. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are…