MATTER OF J.


228 A.D.2d 167 (1996)

644 N.Y.S.2d 171

In the Matter of James J., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 4, 1996


The Family Court properly denied respondent's motion to suppress statements and physical evidence. Under Family Court Act § 718, the officers were authorized to stop and question respondent in view of his youthful appearance, seeming confusion about where he was headed, and presence alone in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, a location that has been described as the "`national center for runaway children'" and "notorious for its high incidence of criminal activity by...

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