Legal Opinion
In re Devin Z.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 12, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, J.P
Respondent asserts that Family Court’s determination was not supported by legally sufficient evidence and was against the weight of the evidence. In that regard, respondent places great emphasis on various inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony and contends that her uncorroborated accounts as to what transpired are so implausible that her testimony must be rejected as a matter of law. At the fact-finding hearing, the victim testified that on numerous occasions when she stayed overnight at respondent’s home, respondent would enter the bedroom where she and her female cousin,…
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