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PEOPLE v. MERCADO

184 Misc.2d 40 (2000)

705 N.Y.S.2d 889

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. MARIA MERCADO, Defendant.

Criminal Court, Bronx County.

March 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DiLorenzo & Rush, Bronx (Christopher M. DiLorenzo of counsel), for defendant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County (Rachel Singer of counsel), for plaintiff.

OPINION OF THE COURT

DIANE KIESEL, J.

The question before this court is whether the People have effectively corroborated the ages of child informants in a criminal complaint alleging two counts of endangering the welfare of a child where the only evidence of the children's ages is a blanket assertion of their dates of birth. The answer is no.

The defendant, Maria Mercado, is currently charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child...

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