Orders reversed, on the law, without costs, and petition dismissed.
Appellant was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent on the testimony of two accomplices. However, the record is devoid of any independent corroborative evidence tending to connect appellant with the commission of the offense alleged in the petition. Without such independent corroboration, the adjudication of delinquency may not be sustained (People v. Fitzgerald, 244 N.Y. 307; Matter of William...
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