Opinion
2019-13635, 2019-13636, 2019-13637, 2019-13638 Docket No. D-3132-19
09-01-2021
In the MATTER OF VICTOR A. L.-W. (Anonymous), appellant.
Marjorie G. Adler, Garden City, NY, for appellant. Jared A. Kasschau, County Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Robert F. Van der Waag and Jackie L. Gross of counsel), for respondent.
Marjorie G. Adler, Garden City, NY, for appellant.
Jared A. Kasschau, County Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Robert F. Van der Waag and Jackie L. Gross of counsel), for respondent.
MARK C. DILLON, J.P., LEONARD B. AUSTIN, BETSY BARROS, ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER In a juvenile delinquency proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, Victor A. L.-W. appeals from (1) an order of disposition of the Family Court, Nassau County (Conrad D. Singer, J.), dated October 24, 2019, (2) an undated order of the same court, (3) an order of restitution of the same court dated October 24, 2019, and (4) an order of protection of the same court dated October 24, 2019. The order of disposition, upon an order of fact-finding of the same court dated August 15, 2019, made upon the admission of Victor A. L.-W., finding that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, adjudicated him a juvenile delinquent and placed him on probation for a period of 12 months. The undated order directed Victor A. L.-W. to follow certain terms and conditions while on probation for a period of 12 months. The order of restitution directed Victor A. L.-W. to pay restitution to the complainant in the amount of $255. The order of protection directed Victor A. L.-W. to stay away from the complainant until and including October 23, 2020.
ORDERED that the appeal from so much of the order of disposition as placed the appellant on probation for a period of 12 months is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements, as the period of probation has expired (see Matter of Connor C., 188 A.D.3d 1040, 1040–1041, 132 N.Y.S.3d 659 ); and it is further,
ORDERED that the appeals from the undated order and the order of protection are dismissed, without costs or disbursements; and it is further, ORDERED that the order of disposition is affirmed insofar as reviewed, without costs or disbursements; and it is further,
ORDERED that the order of restitution is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The appeals from the undated order and the order of protection must be dismissed as academic because they have expired on their own terms and impose no enduring consequences on the appellant (see Matter of Connor C., 188 A.D.3d at 1040–1041, 132 N.Y.S.3d 659 ; Matter of Noah N. [Herold N.], 184 A.D.3d 733, 733, 124 N.Y.S.3d 216 ).
The appellant admitted to committing an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation. After a dispositional hearing, the Family Court, inter alia, adjudicated the appellant a juvenile delinquent, placed him on probation for a period of 12 months, directed him to pay restitution to the complainant, and issued an order of protection.
"Upon the conclusion of a juvenile's dispositional hearing, the Family Court shall enter an order of disposition imposing ‘the least restrictive available alternative ... which is consistent with the needs and best interests of the respondent and the need for protection of the community’ " ( Matter of Anthony J., 183 A.D.3d 892, 892, 122 N.Y.S.3d 550, quoting Family Ct Act § 352.2[2][a] ). "The Family Court has broad discretion in determining the proper disposition in a juvenile delinquency proceeding" ( Matter of Joshua G., 185 A.D.3d 924, 925, 125 N.Y.S.3d 874 ).
Here, the Family Court providently exercised its discretion, among other things, in adjudicating the appellant a juvenile delinquent. The court's disposition was appropriate in light of, inter alia, the seriousness of the offense and the recommendation made in the probation report (see Matter of Anthony J., 183 A.D.3d at 893, 122 N.Y.S.3d 550 ; Matter of Majesty S., 167 A.D.3d 629, 630, 89 N.Y.S.3d 230 ; Matter of Tyriwali B., 106 A.D.3d 1082, 1083, 966 N.Y.S.2d 464 ). The appellant's remaining contention is without merit.
DILLON, J.P., AUSTIN, BARROS and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.