IN THE MATTER OF HAKEEM F.

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92 A.D.3d 403 (2012)

937 N.Y.S.2d 584

2012 NY Slip Op 704

In the Matter of HAKEEM F., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided February 2, 2012.


The court improvidently exercised its discretion in finding appellant to be a juvenile delinquent. An adjournment in contemplation of dismissal would have been the least restrictive alternative (see e.g. Matter of Anthony M., 47 A.D.3d 434 [2008]). The record reflects that appellant came from a stable home environment, that he had no prior history of criminality, that this incident was his first contact with the juvenile justice...

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