The major issue in this juvenile delinquency proceeding against a 13-year-old boy is the requirement of the Penal Law that no one shall be convicted of rape "solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the alleged victim." (Penal Law, § 130.15).
The illogic of the rules on corroboration of a rape victim's testimony was emphasized in 1967 — shortly after their re-enactment...
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