PEOPLE v. DE STEFANO


121 Misc.2d 113 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. John De Stefano, Defendant.

County Court, Suffolk County.

August 25, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Henry, District Attorney (Patricia Harrington of counsel), for plaintiff. Sullivan, Spota, Malito & Mazzei (Thomas J. Spota of counsel), for defendant.


KENNETH K. ROHL, J.

"Marriage is the only actual bondage known to our law. There remain no legal slaves, except the mistress of every house." (John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women [1869].)

The defendant is charged under indictment number 3380/82 with one count of rape in the first degree and a related count of burglary in the first degree.

On June 7, 1982 the defendant, John De Stefano, and his wife Judith separated after 14 years...

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