MATTER OF ROEMAINE Q.

4573.

154 A.D.3d 427 (2017)

60 N.Y.S.3d 812

2017 NY Slip Op 06908

In the Matter ROEMAINE Q., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

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

Decided October 3, 2017.


We recognize the seriousness of the underlying offense of unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under 16. However, we note that the weapon here was a BB gun, and that the 13-year-old appellant did not use it to commit an act of violence. We conclude that the disposition indicated above, which is precisely the same as the presentment agency's own recommendation at the dispositional hearing, is the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases