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ACQUITTAL ON THE RAPE AND FORCIBLE TOUCHING CHARGES RENDERED THE “ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD” CONVICTION AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing defendant’s “endangering the welfare of a child” conviction, determined defendant’s acquittal on the rape and forcible touching charges rendered the conviction “against the weight of the evidence:”

In conducting our weight of the evidence review, we consider the jury’s acquittal on other counts, and, under the circumstances of this case, find the jury’s acquittal on the other counts supportive of a reversal of the conviction on the count of endangering the welfare of a child … . Here, the defendant was charged with, but acquitted of, rape in the second degree, rape in the third degree, and forcible touching, and the alleged conduct that formed the basis of those charges was essentially the same alleged conduct that formed the basis of the charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Once the jury discredited the complainant’s testimony with respect to the charges of rape and forcible touching, the record was devoid of any evidence that the defendant “knowingly act[ed] in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old” … , as charged on the count of endangering the welfare of a child. People v Liston, 2024 NY Slip Op 02066, Second Dept 4-17-24

Practice Point; Defendant was acquitted of the rape and forcible touching charges which were based on the same allegations as was the conviction on the “endangering the welfare of a child” charge. The conviction, therefore, was “against the weight of the evidence.”

 

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