Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Martin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-12-23
Citations: 145 A.D.2d 976
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Martin, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 145
Pages: 976–976

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Martin, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The evidence of defendant's guilt of sodomy, attempted sodomy, rape, and attempted rape came from the testimony of the victim, the 15-year-old cousin of defendant. Obviously, the jury credited her testimony. " 'Weighing] the relative probative force of conflicting testimony' ", including any inconsistencies in the victim's testimony " 'and the relative strength of conflicting inferences that may be drawn from the testimony' " (People ex rel. MacCracken v Miller, 291 NY 55, 62, quoted in People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495), we conclude that the jury's verdict was supported by the weight of the evidence. (Appeal from judgment of Erie County Court, Drury, J. — rape, first degree, and other charges.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Doerr, Boomer, Green and Pine, JJ.