Ordered that the amended judgment and the judgment are affirmed.
The defendant contends that there was legally insufficient evidence to convict him of rape in the first degree because the People failed to establish that the complainant was physically helpless, an element of that crime (see Penal Law § 130.35 [2]). Contrary to the defendant's contention, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes,
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