In re Eric R.

This appeal is from an order of the Family Court which adjudg’ed the appellant a juvenile delinquent and placed him on probation for two years. The appellant was charged with committing an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime of rape in the first degree in violation of section 130.35 of the Penal Law. He was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent on the uncorroborated testimony of the adult complainant. On this appeal it is argued that the refusal to extend the requirement of corroboration to juvenile proceedings deprived the appellant of both due process and the…