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MATTER OF ROBERT F.

297 A.D.2d 610 (2002)

747 N.Y.S.2d 362

In the Matter of ROBERT F., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided September 26, 2002.

The court properly determined that the victim was capable of testifying as a sworn witness. The victim demonstrated sufficient intelligence and capacity to be sworn. He was aware of the difference between the truth and a lie, of divine or parental punishment for lying, and of the meaning of swearing to tell the truth, and had the ability to relate personal circumstances and the purpose of his visit to the courtroom (see People v Nisoff, 36 N.Y.2d 560...

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