Appellants contend that the within juvenile delinquency petitions are jurisdictionally defective since the annexed laboratory reports do not adequately set forth the nonhearsay allegations that are necessary for establishing a prima facie case. In that regard, Family Court Act § 311.1 (3) (h) states that a petition must include "a plain and concise factual statement in each count which, without allegations of an evidentiary nature, asserts facts supporting every element...
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