Opinion
1229 KA 15-00902
12-23-2016
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. PATRICK J. ELLIOTT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
JOHN J. RASPANTE, UTICA, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. LEANNE K. MOSER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOWVILLE, D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, ESQS., SYRACUSE (JOHN A. CIRANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
JOHN J. RASPANTE, UTICA, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
LEANNE K. MOSER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOWVILLE, D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, ESQS., SYRACUSE (JOHN A. CIRANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
Appeal from a judgment of the Lewis County Court (Daniel R. King, J.), rendered November 8, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of rape in the second degree (Penal Law § 130.30 [1]) and endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10 [1]). Contrary to his sole contention on appeal, viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). The 14-year-old victim testified that defendant had sex with her, and the forensic evidence, although inconclusive, was not inconsistent with her testimony.
Entered: December 23, 2016
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court