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MATTER OF WILLIE E.

88 N.Y.2d 205 (1996)

666 N.E.2d 1043

644 N.Y.S.2d 130

In the Matter of Willie E., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. George Dentes, as Tompkins County District Attorney, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Connolly, Albany, for appellant.

George M. Dentes, District Attorney of Tompkins County, Ithaca (Stephen B. Flash of counsel), for respondent pro se.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

SMITH, J.

The primary issues here are (1) whether the 60-day period for commencing a fact-finding hearing in the Family Court begins after the initial appearance on the first petition when the petition is refiled due to the dismissal of the first petition, and (2) whether the facts here constitute good cause for an adjournment despite the court's failure to so state on the record. We conclude that the initial...

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