PEOPLE v. THORNTON


263 A.D.2d 782 (1999)

693 N.Y.S.2d 772

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOEL W. THORNTON, Appellant.

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

Decided July 22, 1999.


Peters, J.

Defendant, 49 years old, was charged in a seven-count indictment with rape and sodomy stemming from his contact with a 13-year-old female family member. After trial, defendant was acquitted of all charges except for two counts of rape in the second degree, and sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 2 1/3 to 7 years for each count.

Assessing defendant's challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence and his contention that the verdict...

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