Legal Opinion

People v. Diaz

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

Decided April 23, 1991PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Phylis Bamberger, J.), rendered January 12, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a predicate felon, to concurrent indeterminate prison terms of from three and one-half to seven years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s contention that the trial court abused its discretion in determining that the nine-year-old complainant was competent to give sworn testimony is unpreserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]). In any case, we decline to disturb the trial court’s…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. CharltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. DoeNew York Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. AshmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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