Opinion
November 19, 1998
Appeal from the Family Court, Bronx County (Susan Larabee, J.).
The court correctly determined that there was good cause to adjourn appellant's fact-finding hearing for one day beyond the statutory 14-day time period (Family Ct Act § 340.1, [4] [a]). The presentment agency did not become aware of the pre-trial motion by appellant's co-respondents until the day of the scheduled hearing, which was the 14th day after appellant's initial appearance. Since a response to the motion from the agency was necessary to determine whether a suppression hearing was warranted, the one-day adjournment was appropriate to allow the presentment agency to submit opposition papers. Although appellant did not join in his co-respondents' motion, it would have been a waste of judicial resources, as the court noted, to sever the cases. The one-day delay was "entirely reasonable" under the circumstances ( Matter of Pierre B., 210 A.D.2d 3).
Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach and Saxe, JJ.