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People v. Corley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 22, 1990
162 A.D.2d 1020 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

June 22, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Doyle, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Doerr, Green, Balio and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, after a nonjury trial, of coercion in the second degree, as a lesser included offense of rape in the first degree.

The People concede that coercion in the second degree is not a lesser included offense of rape in the first degree (see, People v. Greer, 42 N.Y.2d 170; People v. Tiedemann, 111 A.D.2d 280), but note that defendant requested that the court consider coercion as a lesser included offense. By asking for the court's consideration of coercion as a lesser included offense, defendant waived the error and failed to preserve it for our review (see, People v. Williams, 95 A.D.2d 726, affd 62 N.Y.2d 275, 283).

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the court's verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence. Upon our independent review of the record, we conclude that the guilty verdict of coercion in the second degree was not contrary to the weight of the evidence (see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490). Although the court, as factfinder, rejected the complainant's testimony concerning sexual intercourse, the record supports the court's acceptance of her testimony concerning defendant's restraint and physical attack. Because it appears that the trier of fact gave the evidence the weight it should be accorded, we affirm (see, People v. Bleakley, supra, at 495).


Summaries of

People v. Corley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 22, 1990
162 A.D.2d 1020 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Corley

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. HAROLD CORLEY…

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

Date published: Jun 22, 1990

Citations

162 A.D.2d 1020 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
557 N.Y.S.2d 806

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