Memorandum:
On appeal from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law former § 130.50 [1]), defendant contends that County Court erred in admitting the rape kit in evidence based on an inadequate chain of custody. We reject that contention. The People presented evidence that provided "`reasonable assurances of the identity and unchanged condition' of the evidence" (People v Julian,
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