Legal Opinion

People v. Rosario

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 18, 2011PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Read, J.

The issue for us to decide in these two cases is whether prior consistent statements alleging sexual abuse were properly admitted under the prompt outcry rule or, alternatively in the Rosario case, to rebut a claim of recent fabrication. In both appeals, we affirm the Appellate Division, which concluded that the prior consistent statement was inadmissible in Rosario, and admissible in Parada.

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Rosario

Complainant, who was 16 at the time of trial, testified that her father, defendant Angel Rosario, began to abuse her sexually when she was about nine years old. Over…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. McDanielNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  3. People v. SpicolaNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. People v. MassieNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People v. RiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by62 opinions

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