IN THE MATTER OF TASHABA D.


24 A.D.3d 148 (2005)

805 N.Y.S.2d 336

In the Matter of TASHABA D., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent.

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

December 6, 2005.


Family Court's dismissal of the petition was an abuse of discretion. The presentment agency made a sufficient showing of good cause for a postdeadline adjournment, pursuant to Family Court Act § 340.1 (2) and (4) (a), by citing the sole complaining witness-police officer's unavailability due to recuperation from surgery (see Matter of Nakia L., 81 N.Y.2d 898, 901 [1993] [standard for good cause adjournment more lenient than...

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