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People v. Edwards

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 1995
216 A.D.2d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 12, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Pitaro, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the complainant's testimony was not bolstered by the testimony of the executive director of the agency that ran the group home where the complainant lived. The executive director did not testify about the contents of a letter that the complainant had sent to the defendant, nor did she testify about what the complainant had told her during a meeting. In addition, the director's testimony was properly admitted to negate the defense of fabrication, and it was not admitted as evidence of the sexual encounters between the complainant and the defendant (cf., People v. Jimenez, 102 A.D.2d 439). In any event, any bolstering that may have occurred during the executive director's testimony or, as conceded by the People, during the complainant's testimony, was harmless (see, People v. Johnson, 57 N.Y.2d 969; People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230).

The sentence that was imposed is not unduly harsh or excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Mangano, P.J., Joy, Hart and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Edwards

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 1995
216 A.D.2d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Edwards

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MARK EDWARDS, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 12, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 408 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
628 N.Y.S.2d 725