Legal Opinion

People v. Welcome

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

Decided May 20, 2015No. 2012-08249PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dwyer, J.), rendered August 7, 2012, convicting him of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree (five counts), sexual abuse in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was deprived of his due process right to a fair trial by the admission of certain hearsay statements which improperly bolstered the complainants’ testimony. However, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. BryanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. BlackmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. RomeroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. WelcomeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. WelcomeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. Welcome v. LamannaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2020

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