A state appeals panel has affirmed the conviction of a man who was found to have raped a woman after putting the drug MDMA in her drink, holding that the evidence against the man outweighed the fact that the trial court improperly allowed some testimony about the man’s conduct on earlier, unrelated occasions.
The unanimous Appellate Division, First Department, decision in People v. Blackwood, 1816/08, handed down yesterday, also held that the lower court properly allowed expert testimony suggesting that the victim may have been given GHB, a date rape drug that was not mentioned in the indictment.
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