Opinion
2011-10-25
In re JOSEPH D., A Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.Presentment Agency
Tamara A. Steckler, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Diane Pazar of counsel), for appellant.Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Julie Steiner of counsel), for presentment agency.
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Nancy M. Bannon, J.), entered on or about August 12, 2010, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a fact-finding determination that he committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute sexual abuse in the first and second degrees, and placed him on probation for a period of 18 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's finding was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence ( see People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 348–349, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 [2007] ). There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations, including its evaluation of alleged inconsistencies in testimony.
MAZZARELLI, J.P., FRIEDMAN, CATTERSON, RENWICK, RICHTER, JJ., concur.