MATTER OF NATASHA C.


80 N.Y.2d 678 (1993)

In the Matter of Natasha C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent. In the Matter of Simone H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent. In the Matter of Karen M., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent. In the Matter of Miguel B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Peter Sherwood, Corporation Counsel of New York City, New York City (Elizabeth Dvorkin and Francis F. Caputo of counsel), for appellant.

Judith Waksberg, New York City, and Lenore Gittis for Natasha C. and others, respondents.

Peter Wilner, New York City, for Simone H., respondent.

Acting Chief Judge SIMONS and Judges KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., BELLACOSA and SMITH concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

In these four unrelated juvenile delinquency proceedings, consolidated by the Appellate Division, respondents failed to appear on scheduled dates before Family Court and were charged with acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute bail jumping in the second degree (Penal Law § 215.56). In each case, Family Court dismissed the charges holding that Penal Law § 215.56, by its terms, applies only...

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