Legal Opinion

People v. Bolton

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

Decided April 22, 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Walsh, J.), dated June 15, 2006, which, after a hearing, adjudicated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, reliable hearsay evidence is admissible to support a sex offender adjudication (see Correction Law § 168-n [3]). This includes out-of-court statements by the victim (see People v Mingo, 49 AD3d 148 [2008]). The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Crawford v…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. People v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People v. DortAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. MingoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. WilkesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. DuffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. TwymanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. People v. CarleoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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