Opinion
10663
12-26-2019
IN RE YOUSSOUF D., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. Presentment Agency
Law Office of Thomas R. Villecco, P.C., Jericho (Thomas R. Villecco of counsel), for appellant. Georgia M. Pestana, Acting Corporation Counsel, New York (Julia Bedell of counsel), for presentment agency.
Law Office of Thomas R. Villecco, P.C., Jericho (Thomas R. Villecco of counsel), for appellant.
Georgia M. Pestana, Acting Corporation Counsel, New York (Julia Bedell of counsel), for presentment agency.
Friedman, J.P., Webber, Kern, Moulton, JJ.
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.) entered on or about February 19, 2019, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a fact-finding determination that he committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of burglary in the third degree, two counts of petit larceny, and two counts of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and placed him on probation for a period of 18 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's fact-finding determination 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] ). The evidence, including a videotape depicting appellant's furtive behavior behind a counter where the store's cash register was located, supports the conclusions that he entered a portion of the store that was not open to customers except under limited circumstances, and that he was aware that he had no license or privilege to enter. According to the court, appellant's face was "clearly recognizable" on the videotape, thereby establishing appellant's identity, notwithstanding the absence of an in-court identification by a witness.