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People v. Daniels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 22, 1995
222 A.D.2d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

December 22, 1995

Appeal from the Ontario County Court, Henry, Jr., J.

Present — Pine, J.P., Lawton, Wesley, Callahan and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The verdict convicting defendant of rape in the first degree is supported by sufficient evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). County Court did not err in refusing to charge sexual abuse in the first degree as a lesser included offense of rape in the first degree, inasmuch as the former requires proof of sexual gratification, but the latter does not (see, People v Szarka, 163 A.D.2d 758, 759, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 944). Nor did the court err in refusing defendant's request to charge attempted rape in the first degree as a lesser included offense, because there is no reasonable view of the evidence that would support a finding that defendant committed the lesser offense but not the greater (see, CPL 300.50, [2]; People v Glover, 57 N.Y.2d 61, 63).

The record does not support the contention that the court imposed a longer sentence than that offered as part of the plea negotiation because defendant exercised his constitutional right to a trial (see, People v Davis, 167 A.D.2d 862, 863-864, lv denied 77 N.Y.2d 876). We also reject the contention that defendant was deprived of effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Stauffer, 202 A.D.2d 1041, lv denied 83 N.Y.2d 915; People v Arnold, 188 A.D.2d 1020, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 836).


Summaries of

People v. Daniels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 22, 1995
222 A.D.2d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Daniels

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. TRACY DANIELS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Dec 22, 1995

Citations

222 A.D.2d 1065 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
635 N.Y.S.2d 877

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