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People v. Graham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 6, 1992
180 A.D.2d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

February 6, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ira Globerman, J.).


Defendant stands convicted of sexual crimes against his stepson. On appeal, defendant argues that it was error to place his stepson, ten years old at the time of trial, under oath, since there was no demonstration that he understood the nature of an oath. Under CPL 60.20, a witness less than 12 years old may not testify under oath unless the court finds that the witness understands the nature of an oath (People v. Fernandez, 138 A.D.2d 733, lv withdrawn 72 N.Y.2d 858). Here, the voir dire reveals that the child understood the nature of the oath, and that the court did not abuse its discretion in allowing him to testify under oath.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Ellerin, Kupferman and Kassal, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Graham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 6, 1992
180 A.D.2d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. Graham

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWARD GRAHAM…

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

Date published: Feb 6, 1992

Citations

180 A.D.2d 438 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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