Matter of Devon N. |
2009 NY Slip Op 09275 [68 AD3d 523] |
December 15, 2009 |
Appellate Division, First Department |
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
In the Matter of Devon N., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. |
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Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Norman Corenthal of counsel), for
presentment agency.
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Mary E. Bednar, J.), entered on or about March 17, 2009, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon his admission that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and placed him on probation for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly exercised its discretion in declining to grant appellant an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal. The underlying offense was serious and violent, and the record establishes that probation was the least restrictive alternative consistent with appellant's needs and the needs of the community (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 NY2d 947 [1984]). Concur—Gonzalez, P.J., Moskowitz, DeGrasse, Manzanet-Daniels and Roman, JJ.