The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant's motion to dismiss the petition in furtherance of justice, and instead placed him on probation while substituting a person in need of supervision adjudication for appellant's juvenile delinquency adjudication. In light of the seriousness of the underlying incident, appellant's need for therapy, and the unlikelihood of his receiving proper therapy without court intervention, this disposition was the least...
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