Legal Opinion
People v. Mercado
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided March 20, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Diane Kiesel, J.
The question before this court is whether the People have effectively corroborated the ages of child informants in a criminal complaint alleging two counts of endangering the welfare of a child where the only evidence of the children’s ages is a blanket assertion of their dates of birth. The answer is no.
The defendant, Maria Mercado, is currently charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in violation of Penal Law § 260.10 (1). It is alleged that on October 14, 1999, the defendant was raising two children in a filthy apartment, *41infested…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. CaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Koester v. . Rochester Candy WorksNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- People v. CenatCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1997
- Culligan's Pub, Inc. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
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