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STATE v. BUESO

A-15 September Term 2014, 074261

137 A.3d 516 (2016)

225 N.J. 193

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David BUESO (a/k/a Yasmin Bueso, David Abejael Bueso, Yasmin A. Bueso, Yasmin Abejael Bueso, Yasmin Abigail Bueso), Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 8, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara M. Quigley, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (John J. Hoffman, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Jacqueline E. Turner, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney).

This appeal raises questions about the competency of a child witness and the process that a trial court should apply to address that issue. Under the New Jersey Rules of Evidence, a witness is considered competent to testify unless the court makes a finding that he or she lacks the capacity to...

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