Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Fullwood, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-19
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 431
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Fullwood, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 431–431

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Fullwood, Appellant.
[678 NYS2d 904]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Cirigliano, J.), rendered April 22, 1996, convicting him of rape in the first degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the evidence is legally insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review, since at the close of the People's case he made only a general motion for dismissal and did not assert the ground that he now relies upon (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Sullivan, 159 AD2d 738).
In addition, the defendant has not preserved for appellate review his contention that the trial court's sanction for the unexplained loss of the recording officer's initial notes concerning his interview with the complaining witness was inadequate (see, People v Fields, 215 AD2d 775; People v Roe, 196 AD2d 899). In any event, the trial court's sanction, an adverse inference charge, was adequate.
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). O'Brien, J. P., Sullivan, Pizzuto and Florio, JJ., concur.