Legal Opinion

People v. Achong

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

Decided November 5, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Calabrese, J.), rendered April 23, 2007, convicting him of sexual abuse in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that the prosecutor’s use of the word “sex,” as well as a witness’s reference to forced sex, violated the court’s pretrial ruling.

The defendant’s contention that the testimony on the issue of prompt outcry exceeded the permissible scope of the exception to the hearsay rule is without merit. “The prosecutor…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SalazarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. People v. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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