People v Portillo

Holding The judgment of conviction for rape in the first degree and other sexual offenses is affirmed because the evidence was legally sufficient and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. The court also held that the trial court properly limited cross-examination regarding a speculative motive to fabricate and that the sentence was not excessive.

The court’s words

we find that the evidence was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt of the crime of rape in the first degree beyond a reasonable doubt

2026 NY Slip Op 06460, at the official text

the challenged testimony did not constitute improper bolstering because it was offered to assist in completing the narrative

2026 NY Slip Op 06460, at the official text

the court properly limited the defendant's cross-examination of the complainant and the complainant's mother because the evidence of their motive to fabricate was too speculative

2026 NY Slip Op 06460, at the official text