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PEOPLE v. HOWARD

122 A.D.2d 811 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Monroe Howard, Appellant

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

August 4, 1986

Judgment affirmed.

The defendant contends that the People did not present sufficient evidence to corroborate the unsworn testimony of his two children as to the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of their mother. We disagree.

The purpose of the corroborating evidence requirement of CPL 60.20 is to establish the trustworthiness of an unsworn witness rather than to prove the charge itself (People v Brewer, 94 A.D.2d 812

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