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MATTER OF JAZMIN A.

No. 179.

15 N.Y.3d 439 (2010)

In the Matter of JAZMIN A., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent. PRESENTMENT AGENCY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 17, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cardozo , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Norman Corenthal and Kristin M. Helmers of counsel), for appellant.

Legal Aid Society, New York City ( Claire V. Merkine , Steven Banks and Tamara A. Steckler of counsel), for respondent.

Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur; Chief Judge LIPPMAN taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

READ, J.

On February 18, 2008, 14-year-old Jazmin A. returned home after a four-day absence, whereupon she promptly announced that she was leaving again. When her mother objected and attempted to block the door, Jazmin grabbed a kitchen knife with a six-inch blade, and threatened that "[n]o one is going to touch me." As Jazmin tried to fight her way past her mother, her stepfather intervened. Before he succeeded in wresting the knife...

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