Legal Opinion
In re David C.
New York City Family Court
Decided March 16, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harvey M. Sklaver, J.
In this delinquency proceeding the respondent is charged *204with rape of a five-year-old child and related offenses. The child signed and purportedly swore to a supporting deposition which was annexed to the petition. The respondent now moves for dismissal of the petition, asserting that it is defective in that the prosecutor who conducted the voir dire of the child did not file an affidavit attesting to his or her findings as to the child’s competency to be sworn (People v King, 137 Misc 2d 1087). He couples this with the point, correctly made, that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re Rodney J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. PhillipeCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1989
- People v. KingCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
- People v. PierreCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
- In re Anthony S.New York City Family Court · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Edward B.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re Henry M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re Ernst B.New York City Family Court · 1998
- In re Henry M.New York City Family Court · 1991