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MATTER OF JAMAR A.

86 N.Y.2d 387 (1995)

657 N.E.2d 260

633 N.Y.S.2d 265

In the Matter of Jamar A., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Fay Ng and Pamela Seider Dolgow of counsel), for appellant.

Patricia S. Constantikes, New York City, and Jane M. Spinak for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur with Judge BELLACOSA; Judge SIMONS dissents in a separate opinion in which Judge TITONE concurs.

BELLACOSA, J.

Family Court, Bronx County, adjudicated Jamar A. a juvenile delinquent for unauthorized use of a vehicle based on acts which would constitute a crime if committed by an adult (see, Penal Law § 165.05 [1]). The Appellate Division reversed on the law and dismissed the juvenile delinquency petition (207 A.D.2d 251), concluding that Jamar A. was deprived...

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