Legal Opinion
In re McGee
New York City Family Court
Decided April 29, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jeffry H. Gallet, J.
The respondent father in this child protective proceeding *1038moves to compel the production of his three-year-old daughter, whom he is alleged to have sexually abused, so that he may call her as a defense witness.
ISSUE
Where a child’s hearsay testimony has been received in accordance with Family Court Act § 1046 (a) (vi), does a respondent have the right to call the child as his or her witness?
BACKGROUND
The respondent is accused of sexually abusing his three-year-old daughter. The petitioner Commissioner of Social Services, in his direct case, presented the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lincoln v. LincolnNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re Dean L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Kim K.New York City Family Court · 1991
- In re GaleNew York City Family Court · 1987