Legal Opinion
In re Jose G.
New York City Family Court
Decided February 4, 1972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNanette Dembitz, J.
The major issue in this juvenile delinquency proceeding against a 13-year-old hoy is the requirement of the Penal Law that no one shall he convicted of rape ‘ ‘ solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the alleged victim.” (Penal Law, § 130.15).
The illogic of the rules on corroboration of a rape victim’s testimony was emphasized in 1967 — shortly after their re-enactment in the new Penal Law — in opinions by 5 of the 7 Judges of the Court of Appeals (People v. Radunovic, 21 N Y 2d 186). One of the criticisms therein of the corroboration requirement was its implicit deprecation of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. . O'SullivanNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- People v. . DeitschNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Dorsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. FieldingNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re William S.New York Family Court · 1972
- People v. Grady, New York County Courts1979