MATTER OF EDWARD B.


80 N.Y.2d 458 (1992)

In the Matter of Edward B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Bennett, New York City, and Lenore Gittis for appellant.

O. Peter Sherwood, Corporation Counsel of New York City, New York City (Helen P. Brown and Larry A. Sonnenshein of counsel), for respondent.

Acting Chief Judge SIMONS and Judges KAYE, HANCOCK, JR., BELLACOSA and SMITH concur.


TITONE, J.

In Matter of David T. (75 N.Y.2d 927), we held that a juvenile delinquency petition that is supported in relevant part only by hearsay is jurisdictionally defective and must be dismissed because it does not meet the requirements of Family Court Act § 311.2 (3). The issue presented here is whether a similar defect in a juvenile delinquency petition constitutes...

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