MATTER OF STEVEN O.

6083.

89 A.D.3d 573 (2011)

932 N.Y.S.2d 699

2011 NY Slip Op 8295

In the Matter of STEVEN O., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided November 17, 2011.


The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to adjudicate appellant a person in need of supervision, and instead adjudicated him a juvenile delinquent and placed him on probation. This was the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant's needs and the community's need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947 [1984]), in light of the underlying incident, which was a serious...

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