Matter of Edward H.
2009 NY Slip Op 02825 [61 AD3d 473]
April 14, 2009
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, June 10, 2009


In the Matter of Edward H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

[*1] Tamara A. Steckler, The Legal Aid Society, New York (John A. Newbery of counsel), for appellant.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Deborah A. Brenner of counsel), for presentment agency.

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Mary E. Bednar, J.), entered on or about February 7, 2008, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of assault in the third degree, and placed him with the Office of Children and Family Services for a period of up to 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court's finding was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations, including its rejection of appellant's version of the events. Appellant's intent to cause physical injury could be readily inferred from his act of punching the victim in the face hard enough to knock him unconscious (see generally People v Getch, 50 NY2d 456, 465 [1980]). Concur—Tom, J.P., Andrias, Buckley and DeGrasse, JJ.