PEOPLE v. FIELDING


39 N.Y.2d 607 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Brian S. Fielding, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Richard Uviller and Irving Anolik for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (B. Anthony Morosco of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

The only substantial issue is whether defendant, charged with the crimes of sodomy, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child, may be convicted solely upon the testimony of seven of his child victims. The answer is that he may.

Defendant contends that two separate corroboration statutes must be satisfied in this case: (1) CPL 60.22 (subd 1), which precludes conviction of any offense upon...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases