MATTER OF CHRISTINA M.

6860.

92 A.D.3d 556 (2012)

938 N.Y.S.2d 794

2012 NY Slip Op 1340

In the Matter of CHRISTINA M., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided February 21, 2012.


The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant's request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicated her a juvenile delinquent and placed her on probation. The court adopted the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant's needs and those of the community (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947 [1984]). The seriousness of the offenses and appellant...

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