Commendably, the Corporation Counsel has conceded in his brief the propriety of the relief hereby afforded appellant. The charge of juvenile delinquency against appellant could not be sustained because the alleged harassment and loitering did not constitute an "act which, if done by an adult, would constitute a crime" (Family Ct. Act, § 712, subd. [a]). The court substituted a proceeding to have appellant adjudged a person in need of supervision (subd. [b]), but "a single...
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