People v. Green

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the trial court erred in permitting the 11-year-old complainant to be sworn as a witness. Because the preliminary examination of complainant showed that she knew and appreciated the difference between truth and falsehood, knew that it was wrong to tell a lie, and would tell the truth at trial, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s determination that she was qualified to be sworn as a witness (see, CPL 60.20; People v Nisoff, 36 NY2d 560, 566; People v Fernandez, 138 AD2d 733, 734). Defendant further contends…