PEOPLE v. HARDIE


144 A.D.2d 484 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Hardie, Appellant

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

November 14, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find that the trial court's preliminary examination of the eight-year-old victim adequately demonstrated that she understood the nature of testifying under oath and was competent to be sworn as a witness (CPL 60.20 [2]; see, People v Nisoff, 36 N.Y.2d 560; People v Boyd, 122 A.D.2d 273, 275). When asked what it "means to tell a lie...

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