Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin E. Draper, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-03-21
Citations: 303 A.D.2d 1007
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Melvin E. Draper, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 303
Pages: 1007–1008

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Melvin E. Draper, Appellant.
[756 NYS2d 807]

Opinion:
—Appeal from a judgment of Genesee County Court (Noonan, J.), entered January 8, 2001, convicting defendant after a jury trial of sexual abuse in the first degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: The verdict finding defendant guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law former § 130.65 [3]) is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Pigott, Jr., P.J., Green, Wisner, Burns and Gorski, JJ.