People v. Fuller

OPINION OF THE COURT

Fuchsberg, J.

We hold that, in the absence of any statutory requirement for corroboration, consonant with the reflection of social attitudes in prevailing legislative policy, the sworn testimony of a child complainant under the age of 12 need not be corroborated in a prosecution for her forcible rape. We also conclude that, in the circumstances of this case, defendant’s guilt was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Defendant James Fuller was convicted upon a jury verdict of two counts of first degree rape growing out of a single criminal episode. The indictment was brought on…