People v. Diaz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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…
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