Legal Opinion
People v. Berlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*352Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered September 28, 2006, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of sexual abuse in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of five years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. The court properly concluded that the child victim was capable of giving unsworn testimony, and her account of the crime was consistent with defendant’s statements to the police. These two forms of evidence, each requiring corroboration, properly cross-corroborated each other (see People v Coleman, 42…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. ColemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. FigueroaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Berlin v. EvansNew York Supreme Court · 2011
- Matter of Nassair S. (Chareshma T.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. Sanchez (Ray)Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2017
- Woods v. Town of TonawandaDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2020