People v. Parada

Acosta and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.,

dissent in a memorandum by Abdus-Salaam, J., as follows: I would reverse the conviction based on the trial court’s erroneous admission of improper expert testimony as well as clearly hearsay evidence. Given that the only evidence of defendant’s guilt was the testimony of the 11-year-old complaining witness and that there was no physical evidence, I believe the errors were not harmless and that defendant is entitled to a new trial. I cannot agree with the majority’s conclusion that there is no reasonable probability these errors, which were substantial, affected…