Appellant's challenges to his admission are unavailing. Appellant admitted that he knowingly entered a building unlawfully (see Penal Law § 140.00[5]), and appellant's argument to the contrary conflates the standards for a valid admission (the equivalent of a guilty plea) with the evidentiary requirements for a determination at a fact-finding hearing. The court adequately explained to appellant the rights he was waiving as well as the possible dispositional alternatives...
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