Legal Opinion

In re Lakeesha R.

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

Decided July 12, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Respondent appeals from an order of disposition adjudging Lakeesha R., his 14-year-old daughter, to be an abused child and, by reason of that abuse, adjudging his other three daughters to be neglected children. There is no merit to his contention that petitioner failed to corroborate Lakeesha’s out-of-court statements. Lakeesha’s mother testified that she told investigators that she saw respondent lying naked in bed with Lakeesha and that Lakeesha was wearing only a T-shirt pulled above her breasts. That testimony and the testimony of a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. In re N. & G. ChildrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. In re Chendo O.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. In re Skye B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. In re Karrie B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re Akia KK.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. In re Shawn P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Matter of James L.H. (Lisa H.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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