Criminal Court of the City of New York October 20, 1976 (People v. Bowman)

Benjamin Altman, J.

The defendant Donald Bowman was *51charged with rape first degree, a violation of section 130.35 of the Penal Law. A preliminary hearing was held on July 20, 1976 at the conclusion of which the court, on the District Attorney’s motion, reduced the felony charge to a misdemeanor, section 130.20 of the Penal Law, sexual misconduct. The crime of unlawful imprisonment was retained.