Legal Opinion
People v. Hardie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 14, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Lange, J.), rendered October 4, 1985, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree (two counts) and attempted rape in the first degree (four counts), after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find that the trial court’s preliminary examination of the eight-year-old victim adequately demonstrated that she understood the nature of testifying under oath and was competent to be sworn as a witness (CPL 60.20 [2]; see, People v Nisoff, 36 NY2d 560; People v Boyd, 122 AD2d…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. NisoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. RanumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
- In re Ralph D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. ArnoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. McDanielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- In re Joseph C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. CangianoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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