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People v. Read

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 12, 1991
175 A.D.2d 623 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

July 12, 1991

Appeal from the Onondaga County Court, Burke, J.

Present — Boomer, J.P., Pine, Balio, Lawton and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant's contention that the People failed to present legally sufficient evidence to support the convictions for statutory rape, sodomy and sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a minor. There was medical evidence that the nine-year-old victim's hymen was not intact, that her vaginal opening was twice that of a prepubertal female, that a parasite transmitted only by sexual activity was present, and that the child suffered a pelvic inflammatory disease found only in females who had been sexually active. That evidence was legally sufficient, when considered with the testimony of the victim, to prove the element of penetration (see, People v Groff, 71 N.Y.2d 101; People v Berardicurti, 167 A.D.2d 840). We further conclude, upon our review of the record, that the jury verdict was not contrary to the weight of credible evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495).

The remaining issues were not preserved for our review (see, CPL 470.05; People v West, 56 N.Y.2d 662, 663; People v Lipton, 54 N.Y.2d 340, 351), and appellate review in the interest of justice is not warranted.


Summaries of

People v. Read

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 12, 1991
175 A.D.2d 623 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Read

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANCIS READ, Appellant

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

Date published: Jul 12, 1991

Citations

175 A.D.2d 623 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
572 N.Y.S.2d 561