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PEOPLE v. PAWLEY

71 A.D.2d 307 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Ronald J. Pawley, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

December 14, 1979

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence T. Kurlander, District Attorney (Sharon P. Stiller of counsel), for appellant.

Norman A. Palmiere for respondent.

DILLON, P. J., SCHNEPP, DOERR and WITMER, JJ., concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

In 1974, the Legislature substantially reduced the statutory requirements of corroboration for conviction of sex offenses. Section 130.16 of the Penal Law now provides:

"A person shall not be convicted of consensual sodomy, or an attempt to commit the same, or of any offense defined in this article of which lack of consent is an element but results solely from incapacity to consent because...

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