Legal Opinion

People v. Sullivan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 19, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mahoney, P. J.

Defendant was indicted and charged with two counts of sodomy in the first degree based on allegations that he sodomized the three-year-old son of his girlfriend. He pleaded not guilty and was tried before a jury. The child’s mother testified that on February 18, 1984, at about 4:30 a.m., her three-year-old son came into her room crying and told her, "Daddy put his dink in my hiney.” She testified that the child referred to defendant as "daddy” even though defendant was not his natural father. The mother immediately confronted defendant with the accusation and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. ColeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Commonwealth v. TangMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  4. People v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Matter of Brown v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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