Order unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and new trial granted.
At a joint fact-finding hearing, respondents, represented by the same court-assigned Law Guardian, were adjudicated juvenile delinquents on the ground that they had stolen an automobile battery. The adjudication was premised on accessorial liability (Penal Law art 20). The right of a defendant to receive effective assistance...
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