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People v. Innis

126 A.D.3d 578 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 2015-03-19 English

Judges Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., DeGrasse, Richter and Feinman, JJ.

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rogelio Innis, Appellant.
[3 NYS3d 583]

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), rendered May 23, 2013, as amended, July 15, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of persistent sexual abuse, and sentencing him, as a predicate felony sex offender previously convicted of a violent felony, to a term of four years, unanimously affirmed.

The prosecution’s summation comments about the absence of medical records provide no basis for reversal. The court thoroughly instructed the jury that a defendant has no burden of proof. The jury is presumed to have followed the court’s instructions.

Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., DeGrasse, Richter and Feinman, JJ.