Legal Opinion
People v. Harrison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 4, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of rape in the first degree. He maintains that the testimony by the emergency room physician about the victim’s statements concerning the rape constituted improper bolstering. We agree. Such statements were irrelevant to diagnosis and treatment and impermissibly bolstered the victim’s testimony (see, People v Tarver, 161 AD2d 1162; People v Harris, 132 AD2d 940, 941; People v Jackson, 124 AD2d 975, lv denied 69 NY2d 746). Also, the testimony by a police officer about the…
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