PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


75 N.Y.2d 858 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Williams, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (James Eckert of counsel), for appellant.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney (Elizabeth Clifford of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge ALEXANDER taking no part.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant did not challenge the admission of proof that the victim promptly complained of being raped. Nor did he object to the substance of the trial court's instruction to the jury that a prompt complaint lends "some measure of reliability to the alleged victim's story * * * [but] is not proof of the facts and circumstances * * * for [which] you...

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