Legal Opinion

People v. Brill

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

Decided December 8, 1997PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Thorp, J.), rendered June 5, 1995, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts), and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did *385not improvidently exercise its discretion in allowing the seven-year-old complainant to testify as a sworn witness, as she had “ ‘some conception’ of the obligations of an oath and the consequences of giving false…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. RanumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. . WashorNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
  3. People v. MaldonadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. CintronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. MendozaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. In re James B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Brill v. Superintendent, Oneida Correctional FacilityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
  4. People v. BrillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. BROWN, DARRYL R., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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