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In re Esmeralda C

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 2, 2003
309 A.D.2d 507 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

1734

October 2, 2003.

Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.), entered on or about November 21, 2001, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that she committed acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of robbery in the second degree, attempted gang assault in the second degree and assault in the second degree, and placed her with the Office of Children and Family Services for a period of 18 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Kenneth M. Tuccillo, for Esmeralda C.

Alan Beckoff, for Presentment Agency.

Before: Buckley, P.J., Tom, Ellerin, Marlow, Gonzalez, JJ.


The court's finding was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility. The victim's credible testimony clearly established that appellant deliberately stole the victim's property, and also established the element of physical injury (see People v. Guidice, 83 N.Y.2d 630, 636).

The court properly exercised its discretion in ordering placement, which was the least restrictive alternative (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

In re Esmeralda C

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 2, 2003
309 A.D.2d 507 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

In re Esmeralda C

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ESMERALDA C., A PERSON ALLEGED TO BE A JUVENILE DELINQUENT…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Oct 2, 2003

Citations

309 A.D.2d 507 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
765 N.Y.S.2d 244