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Matter of Carlos L

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 15, 1998
256 A.D.2d 132 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

December 15, 1998

Appeal from the Family Court, Bronx County (John Hunt, J.).


The evidence was legally sufficient to establish that appellant intended to aid another participant in committing acts constituting sexual abuse and menacing, and the court's finding was not against the weight of the evidence. A reasonable inference can be drawn from appellant's proximity to the other participant and the victim, and the nature of the encounter, that appellant was aware of the forcible sexual contact taking place between them, and that appellant's act of holding the victim's leg by the ankle was intended to aid the other participant in prolonging the contact and preventing the victim's escape.

Concur — Lerner, P. J., Sullivan, Milonas, Rosenberger and Ellerin, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Carlos L

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 15, 1998
256 A.D.2d 132 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Matter of Carlos L

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of CARLOS L., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent…

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

Date published: Dec 15, 1998

Citations

256 A.D.2d 132 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
681 N.Y.S.2d 516

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