Legal Opinion

People v. Obair

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

Decided March 28, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Calabretta, J.), rendered May 7, 1986, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree (two counts), sexual abuse in the first degree (two *751counts), and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defense counsel failed to preserve his objection to having the nine-year-old complainant sworn as a witness. Therefore, the issue is unpreserved for our review (CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in deeming the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. ChangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. People v. ElliottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. PanzarinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. HendersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. TylerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. LavayenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. GambleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. SharpeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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