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N.Y. Penal Law § 255.30: Adultery and incest; corroboration

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
  4. Article 255. Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship

§ 255.30 Adultery and incest; corroboration.

1. A person shall not be convicted of adultery or of an attempt to

commit adultery solely upon the testimony of the other party to the

adulterous act or attempted act, unsupported by other evidence tending

to establish that the defendant attempted to engage with the other party

in sexual intercourse, and that the defendant or the other party had a

living spouse at the time of the adulterous act or attempted act.

2. A person shall not be convicted of incest or of an attempt to

commit incest solely upon the testimony of the other party unsupported

by other evidence tending to establish that the defendant married the

other party, or that the defendant was a relative of the other party of

a kind specified in section 255.25.

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