MATTER OF CLIFTON B.


271 A.D.2d 285 (2000)

707 N.Y.S.2d 57

In the Matter of CLIFTON B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided April 13, 2000.


There is insufficient evidence to establish that the appellant, 11 years old at the time of the incident, intended to make sexual contact with the victim. Contrary to the court's finding, it could not be inferred readily from appellant's conduct that his action was undertaken for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire (Penal Law §§ 130.65, 130.00 [3]). The circumstances of the incident, i.e., the chaotic situation of children fighting on a school bus, does not...

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