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THE RAPE FIRST AND CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT FIRST CONVICTIONS WERE VACATED AS INCLUSORY CONCURRENT COUNTS OF TWO PREDATORY SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNTS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department vacated the convictions of rape first and criminal sexual act first as inclusory concurrent counts of two of the predatory sexual assault counts. People v Heyward, 2023 NY Slip Op 01651, First Dept 3-28-23

Practice Point: Here the rape first and criminal sexual act first convictions were vacated as inclusory concurrent counts of two predatory sexual assault counts.

 

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