To be sufficient on its face, a juvenile delinquency petition must contain non-hearsay allegations of the factual part of the petition or of any supporting depositions that establish, if true, every element of each crime charged and the accused's commission thereof (Family Ct Act § 311.2 [3]). A petition which does not substantially conform to the requirements of section 311.2 or of section 311.1 is defective and subject to dismissal (Family Ct Act § 315.1 [1] ...
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