People v. . Deitsch’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 26 state decisions

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1. ““The general rule is that the corroborating testimony should tend to show the material facts necessary to establish the commission of the crime and the identity of the person committing it. People v. Plath, 100 N.Y. 590 , 3 N.E. 790 , 53 Am.Rep. 236 . Here the complainant was a child eight years of age. Her physical condition immediately after the alleged assault and the result of a medical examination was sufficient to support her story that a rape had been committed. In addition there was needed corroboration of her statement that the defendant was the guilty party. * * * ****** “We think, however, incompetent testimony damaging to the defendant was admitted over his objection and exception. Immediately after the assault it was shown that the child made complaint to a neighbor. Such testimony was competent. People v. O’Sullivan, 104 N.Y. 481 , 10 N.E. 880 , 58 Am.Rep. 530 . Half an hour later, not as the natural result of reaction to the crime, but in reply to questions, she gave the details concerning it to a policeman. Those details given by him were inadmissible. Baceio v. People, 41 N.Y. 265 . * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Government of Virgin Islands v. Carr