PEOPLE v. EVANS


85 Misc.2d 1088 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Martin Evans, Also Known as Martin Sage, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County.

May 1, 1975


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Jeffrey Rovins of counsel), for plaintiff. James Vinci and Howard Meyer for defendant.


EDWARD J. GREENFIELD, J.

The question presented in this case is whether the sexual conquest by a predatory male of a resisting female constitutes rape or seduction.

In making the distinction, we must deal with patterns of behavior which have been exhibited by aggressive males towards gentle or timid or submissive females, the broad outlines of which have been similar for hundreds or maybe thousands...

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