People v. Ploska

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County (Rooney, J.), rendered June 14, 2005, convicting him of sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts) and endangering the *743welfare of a child (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, under the circumstances of this case, the testimony offered by the People on rebuttal was admissible for the purpose of disproving his claim that, as a result of brain damage caused by the onset of multiple sclerosis, he was not guilty by reason…