MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
The proof of the commission of rape in the first degree adduced from the victim, a mentally retarded child of 15, was amply supported by "other evidence" (Penal Law, § 2013), including medical proof of a recent rupture of the hymen and resultant bleeding, and medical proof that the girl was incapable of consent. (See People v. Masse,
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