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People v. Van Gorder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 21, 2001
281 A.D.2d 944 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

March 21, 2001.

Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Marks, J. — Attempted Rape, 1st Degree.

PRESENT: PIGOTT, JR., P. J., GREEN, KEHOE, BURNS AND LAWTON, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of attempted rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 130.35) and endangering the welfare of a child (Penal Law § 260.10), defendant contends that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. We disagree. At trial, the People presented the testimony of the victim and a witness concerning the attempted rape of the victim, and an expert explained the victim's three-year delay in reporting the crime. It cannot be said that the jury failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded ( see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). The sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe.


Summaries of

People v. Van Gorder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 21, 2001
281 A.D.2d 944 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

People v. Van Gorder

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. FRED VAN GORDER…

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

Date published: Mar 21, 2001

Citations

281 A.D.2d 944 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
722 N.Y.S.2d 844

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