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MATTER OF DETRECE H.

78 N.Y.2d 107 (1991)

In the Matter of Detrece H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Egger and Lenore Gittis for appellant.

Victor A. Kovner, Corporation Counsel (Kristin M. Helmers and Stephen McGrath of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

At issue on this appeal is whether a juvenile delinquency petition that is legally insufficient because it fails to contain nonhearsay factual allegations establishing every element of the crime charged can be amended with a supplemental supporting deposition to cure the defect. We conclude that such a deficiency in the juvenile delinquency petition cannot be rectified by subsequent amendment...

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