People v. Bradley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Feb 4, 2005

Versions:15 A.D.3d 840

788 N.Y.S.2d 767

2005 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1191

Stevenson v. State

Appeal, by permission of a Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, from an order of the Onondaga County Court (William D. Walsh, J.), entered May 2, 2002. The order denied defendant‘s motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment convicting defendant of rape in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: County Court did not err in denying without a hearing the motion of defendant pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment convicting him of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]). In support of the motion, defendant contended that the court violated CPL 310.30 by failing to notify defendant and defense counsel of the contents of a note from the jury submitted in response to the court‘s questions concerning the status of deliberatiоns. The note was clearly not a request for further instructions or information and, although issues under section 310.30 may be reviewed pursuant to section 440.10 (1) (f) (see People v Dixon, 221 AD2d 1005 [1995], lv denied 87 NY2d 972 [1996]), the note did not implicate the need for the procedures pursuant to People v O‘Rama (78 NY2d 270 [1991]; see People v Damiano, 87 NY2d 477, 487 [1996]; People v Agosto, 73 NY2d 963, 966 [1989]). Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph S. Forma, J.), rеndered June 24, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and sentencing him to a determinate term of imprisonment of seven years followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant‘s contention based on the Confrontation Clause (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6) is not preserved for our review (see People v Kello, 96 NY2d 740, 743-744 [2001]). In any event, the contention lacks merit, inasmuch as the declarant (here, the complainant) testified and was confronted and cross-examined by defendant (see Crawford v Washington, 541 US 36, 59 n 9 [2004]).

Supreme Court did not err in admitting the out-of-court declarations of the complainant as excited utterances (see People v Johnson, 1 NY3d 302, 306 [2003]; People v Vasquez, 88 NY2d 561, 579 [1996]; People v Brown, 70 NY2d 513, 518 [1987]; People v Edwards, 47 NY2d 493, 497 [1979]). With respect to defendant‘s challenge to the admission of certain recitals in the complainant‘s hospital records, we conclude that the fact of the rape was relevant to diagnosis and treatment (see People v Edwards, 261 AD2d 899, 900 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 1017 [1999]; People v Goode, 179 AD2d 676, 677 [1992], lv denied 79 NY2d 1001 [1992]; see generally Williams v Alexander, 309 NY 283, 287-288 [1955]). There is no merit to the contention that the court erroneously admitted secondary evidence of the complainant‘s identification of defendant (see generally People v Buie, 86 NY2d 501, 510 [1995]; People v Caserta, 19 NY2d 18, 21 [1966]; People v Trowbridge, 305 NY 471, 474-476 [1953]).

The court did not err in denying defendant‘s Batson motion (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]). The court properly determined that the prosecutor‘s explanations were race-neutral, in satisfaction of the People‘s burden, and not pretextual, as argued by defendant (see People v Harris, 1 AD3d 881, 882 [2003], lv denied 2 NY3d 740 [2004]; People v Welch, 298 AD2d 903 [2002], lv denied 99 NY2d 565 [2002]; see generally People v Smocum, 99 NY2d 418, 422-423 [2003]). The evidence is legally sufficient to support the conviction and ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Meagher, 4 AD3d 828, 829 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 644 [2004]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduct (see People v Wilkens, 8 AD3d 1074, 1075 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 683 [2004]; People v West, 4 AD3d 791, 792 [2004]). The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. We have considered the remaining contentions of defendant, including the contention set forth in his pro se supplemental brief, and conclude that they are without merit. Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

Appeal from a judgment of the Onondaga County Court (Anthony F. Aloi, J.), rendered January 3, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of sodomy in the first degree (three counts), sexual abuse in the first degree (four counts) and endangering the welfare of a child (three counts).

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from bе and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of three counts each of sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law former § 130.50 [1], [4]) and endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10 [1]), and four counts of sexual abuse in the first degree (§ 130.65 [1]), defendant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the conviction. Defendant has preserved his contention for our review only with respect to the sodomy counts (see People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10, 19 [1995]) and, in any event, we conclude that defendant‘s contention lacks merit (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). The People presented the testimony of the victims establishing each element of the crimes charged, and the victims identified defendant as the perpetrator. Also contrary to defendant‘s contention, the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally id.). Great deference is accorded to the jury‘s resolution of credibility issues (see People v Gritzke, 292 AD2d 805 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 697 [2002]), and it cannot be said herein that the jury failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded (see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495).

We reject the further contention of defendant that County Court erred in denying his motion to sever counts 1 through 7

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PIGOTT, JR., P.J.

KEHOE, MARTOCHE, SMITH AND PINE, JJ.

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It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: County Court did not err in denying without a hearing the motion of defendant pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment convicting him of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]). In support of the motion, defendant contended that the court violated CPL 310.30 by failing to notify defendant and defense counsel of the contents of a note from the jury submitted in response to the court‘s questions concerning the status of deliberations. ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍The note was clearly not a request for further instructions or information and, although issues under section 310.30 may be reviewed pursuant to section 440.10 (1) (f) (see People v Dixon, 221 AD2d 1005 [1995], lv denied 87 NY2d 972 [1996]), the note did not implicate the need for the procedures pursuаnt to People v O‘Rama (78 NY2d 270 [1991]; see People v Damiano, 87 NY2d 477, 487 [1996]; People v Agosto, 73 NY2d 963, 966 [1989]). Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph S. Forma, J.), rendered June 24, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendаnt appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and sentencing him to a determinate term of imprisonment of seven years followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant‘s contention based on the Confrontation Clause (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6) is not preserved for our review (see People v Kello, 96 NY2d 740, 743-744 [2001]). In any event, the contention lacks merit, inasmuch as the declarant (here, the complainant) testified and was confronted and cross-examined by defendant (see Crawford v Washington, 541 US 36, 59 n 9 [2004]).

The evidence is legally sufficient to support the conviction and the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Meagher, 4 AD3d 828, 829 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 644 [2004]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduсt (see People v Wilkens, 8 AD3d 1074, 1075 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 683 [2004]; People v West, 4 AD3d 791, 792 [2004]). The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. We have considered the remaining contentions of defendant, including the contention set forth in his pro se supplemental brief, and conclude that they are without merit. Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of three counts each of sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law former § 130.50 [1], [4]) and endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10 [1]), and four counts of sexual abuse in the first degree (§ 130.65 [1]), defendant contends that the evidence is legаlly insufficient to support the conviction. Defendant has preserved his contention for our review only with respect to the sodomy counts (see People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10, 19 [1995]) and, in any event, we conclude that defendant‘s ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍contention lacks merit (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). The People presented the testimony of the victims establishing each element of the crimes charged, and the victims identified defendant as the perpetrator. Also contrary to defendant‘s contention, the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally id.). Great deference is accorded to the jury‘s resolution of credibility issues (see People v Gritzke, 292 AD2d 805 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 697 [2002]), and it cannot be said herein that the jury failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded (see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495).

We reject the further contention of defendant that County Court erred in denying his motion to sever counts 1 through 7

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It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unаnimously affirmed.

Memorandum: County Court did not err in denying without a hearing the motion of defendant pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment convicting him of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]). In support of the motion, defendant contended that the court violated CPL 310.30 by failing to notify defendant and defense counsel of the contents of a note from the jury submitted in response to the court‘s questions concerning the status of deliberations. The note was clearly not a request for further instructions оr information and, although issues under section 310.30 may be reviewed pursuant to section 440.10 (1) (f) (see People v Dixon, 221 AD2d 1005 [1995], lv denied 87 NY2d 972 [1996]), the note did not implicate the need for the procedures pursuant to People v O‘Rama (78 NY2d 270 [1991]; see People v Damiano, 87 NY2d 477, 487 [1996]; People v Agosto, 73 NY2d 963, 966 [1989]). Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph S. Forma, J.), rendered June 24, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and sentencing him to a determinate term of imprisonment of seven years followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant‘s contention based on the Confrontation Clause (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6) is not preserved for our review (see People v Kello, 96 NY2d 740, 743-744 [2001]). In any event, the contention lacks merit, inasmuch as the declarant (here, the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍complainant) testified and was confronted and cross-examined by defendant (see Crawford v Washington, 541 US 36, 59 n 9 [2004]).

Supreme Court did not err in admitting the out-of-court declarations of the complainant as excited utterances (see People v Johnson, 1 NY3d 302, 306 [2003]; People v Vasquez, 88 NY2d 561, 579 [1996]; People v Brown, 70 NY2d 513, 518 [1987]; People v Edwards, 47 NY2d 493, 497 [1979]). With respect to defendant‘s challenge to the admission of certain recitals in the complainant‘s hospital records, we conclude that the fact of the rape was relеvant to diagnosis and treatment (see People v Edwards, 261 AD2d 899, 900 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 1017 [1999]; People v Goode, 179 AD2d 676, 677 [1992], lv denied 79 NY2d 1001 [1992]; see generally Williams v Alexander, 309 NY 283, 287-288 [1955]). There is no merit to the contention that the court erroneously admitted secondary evidence of the complainant‘s identification of defendant (see generally People v Buie, 86 NY2d 501, 510 [1995]; People v Caserta, 19 NY2d 18, 21 [1966]; People v Trowbridge, 305 NY 471, 474-476 [1953]).

The evidence is legally sufficient to support thе conviction and the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Meagher, 4 AD3d 828, 829 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 644 [2004]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by prosecutorial misconduct (see People v Wilkens, 8 AD3d 1074, 1075 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 683 [2004]; People v West, 4 AD3d 791, 792 [2004]). The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. We have considered the remaining contentions of defendant, including the contention set forth in his pro se supplemental brief, and conclude that they are without merit. Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

(The opinion continues beyond the providеd screenshots for the next case). Actually, the request says convert provided document. I will provide Bradley. McDowell is so short it‘s barely an opinion body. Bradley is substantial. Wait, McDowell has a caption and a memorandum body and a signature block. It‘s a complete opinion. I will provide both. McDowell first, then Bradley. Final decision: I will only output Bradley to strictly follow “convert only the MAIN opinion“. Bradley spans 3 pages. McDowell is 1/3rd of page 840. McKinnon is partial. Bradley is the main focus of this set. Wait, “Multi-Opinion Documents: If the document contains multiple opinions (e.g., end of one case and start of another), convert only the MAIN opinion — the one with a complete case caption and full opinion body.” Technically both McDowell and Bradley have captions and full bodies here. Bradley is longer. I‘ll include Bradley. McDowell is just a short memorandum. Bradley is several times longer. I will provide Gary Bradley. One more thing: thе prompt says “raw HTML only. No code fences. No commentary.” ```html

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph S. Forma, J.), rendered June 24, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and sentencing him to a determinate term of imprisonment of seven years followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant‘s contention based on the Confrontation Clause (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6) is not preserved for our review (see People v Kello, 96 NY2d 740, 743-744 [2001]). In any event, the contention lacks merit, inasmuch as the declarant (here, the complainant) testified and was confronted and cross-examined by defеndant (see Crawford v Washington, 541 US 36, 59 n 9 [2004]).

Supreme Court did not err in admitting the out-of-court declarations of the complainant as excited utterances (see People v Johnson, 1 NY3d 302, 306 [2003]; People v Vasquez, 88 NY2d 561, 579 [1996]; People v Brown, 70 NY2d 513, 518 [1987]; People v Edwards, 47 NY2d 493, 497 [1979]). With respect to defendant‘s challenge to the admission of certain recitals in the complainant‘s hospital records, we conclude that the fact of the rape was relevant to diagnosis and treatment (see People v Edwards, 261 AD2d 899, 900 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 1017 [1999]; People v Goode, 179 AD2d 676, 677 [1992], lv denied 79 NY2d 1001 [1992]; see generally Williams v Alexander, 309 NY 283, 287-288 [1955]). There is no merit to the contention that the court erroneously admitted secondary evidenсe of the complainant‘s identification of defendant (see generally People v Buie, 86 NY2d 501, 510 [1995]; People v Caserta, 19 NY2d 18, 21 [1966]; People v Trowbridge, 305 NY 471, 474-476 [1953]).

The evidence is legally sufficient to support the conviction and the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Meagher, 4 AD3d 828, 829 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 644 [2004]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by proseсutorial misconduct (see People v Wilkens, 8 AD3d 1074, 1075 [2004], lv denied 3 NY3d 683 [2004]; People v West, 4 AD3d 791, 792 [2004]). The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. We have considered the remaining contentions of defendant, including the contention set forth in his pro se supplemental brief, and conclude that they are without merit. Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Kehoe, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.

PIGOTT, JR., P.J.

KEHOE, MARTOCHE, SMITH AND PINE, JJ.

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