PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND


134 A.D.2d 730 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Townsend, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 19, 1987


Mahoney, P. J.

Defendant was indicted and charged with first degree sexual abuse based upon allegations that he engaged in sexual contact with the eight-year-old son of his wife. Though defendant was not the child's natural father, he had adopted the boy. After a trial, a jury found defendant guilty as charged and he was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of 2 to 6 years. This appeal by defendant ensued...

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