In re Dakim J.
Opinion of the Court
The court properly permitted the seven-year-old victim to give sworn testimony. The victim’s voir dire responses established that he sufficiently understood the difference between truth and falsity, the nature of a promise to tell the truth, and the wrongfulness and consequences of lying (see People v Nisoff, 36 NY2d 560, 565-566 [1975]; People v Cordero, 257 AD2d 372 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 968 [1999]).
The court’s finding was based on legally sufficient evidence
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