Opinion
2013-12-11
In the Matter of RYAN G. (Anonymous), appellant.
Robert E. Silverberg, Hauppauge, N.Y., for appellant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Larry A. Sonnenshein and Kathy H. Chang of counsel), for respondent.
Robert E. Silverberg, Hauppauge, N.Y., for appellant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Larry A. Sonnenshein and Kathy H. Chang of counsel), for respondent.
In two related juvenile delinquency proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, Ryan G. appeals from (1) an order of disposition of the Family Court, Queens County (Bogacz, J.), dated February 21, 2013, which, upon a fact-finding order of the same court dated January 2, 2013, made upon his admission, finding that he had committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree, adjudged him to be a juvenile delinquent and placed him in the custody of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for placement in a limited secure facility for a period of 18 months under Docket No. D–02320–12, and (2) an order of disposition of the same court, also dated February 21, 2013, which, upon a fact-finding order of the same court dated September 12, 2012, made upon his admission, finding that he had committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime of robbery in the third degree, adjudged him to be a juvenile delinquent, and placed him in the custody of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for placement in a limited secure facility for a period of 18 months under Docket No. D–17640–12, with credit for time spent in detention pending disposition.
ORDERED that the orders of disposition are affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Family Court has broad discretion in entering dispositional orders ( seeFamily Ct. Act § 141; Matter of Leonard J., 67 A.D.3d 911, 888 N.Y.S.2d 424; Matter of Michael L., 64 A.D.3d 780, 781, 882 N.Y.S.2d 665; Matter of Bruce B., 54 A.D.3d 1031, 865 N.Y.S.2d 255), and its determination is accorded great deference ( see Matter of Paul T., 107 A.D.3d 726, 727, 966 N.Y.S.2d 223). Here, with regard to the two subject orders of disposition, the Family Court providently exercised its discretion in placing the appellant in the custody of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for placement in a limited secure facility for a period of 18 months. The record establishes that the dispositions were the least restrictive alternative consistent with the best interests of the appellant and the needs of the community ( seeFamily Ct. Act § 352.2[2][a] ), particularly in light of, inter alia, his need for structure, supervision, and therapeutic services, his history of arrests and record of truancy, the findings in the mental health services report, and the recommendation in the probation report ( see Matter of Paul T., 107 A.D.3d at 727, 966 N.Y.S.2d 223; Matter of Calvin L., 83 A.D.3d 842, 843, 920 N.Y.S.2d 408; Matter of Jesse F.J., 83 A.D.3d 710, 711, 919 N.Y.S.2d 897; Matter of Bruce B., 54 A.D.3d at 1031–1032, 865 N.Y.S.2d 255; Matter of Quamel J., 51 A.D.3d 793, 794, 856 N.Y.S.2d 868; Matter of Joseph B., 49 A.D.3d 1309, 852 N.Y.S.2d 871). RIVERA, J.P., DILLON, CHAMBERS and HINDS–RADIX, JJ., concur.