Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Moss, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-10-05
Citations: 166 A.D.2d 921
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Moss, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 166
Pages: 921–922

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Moss, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: The court's failure to give a circumstantial evidence charge requires that the judgment be modified by reversing defendant's conviction of first degree rape, vacating the sentence imposed thereon and granting a new trial on that count of the indictment (see, People v Cawthon, 163 AD2d 833; People v Ball, 162 AD2d 989 [each involving the appeal of a codefendant]). (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Kasler, J.—robbery, first degree.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Doerr, Denman, Green and Balio, JJ.