Case Name: In the Matter of Latif E., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-10-06
Citations: 88 A.D.3d 470
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Latif E., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 470–470

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Latif E., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[930 NYS2d 441]

Opinion:
The court properly exercised its discretion in denying appellant's request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicating him a juvenile delinquent and imposing a term of probation. In light of the violent nature of the underlying offense and appellant's poor school performance, this was the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant's needs and the community's need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 NY2d 947 [1984]). Concur— Tom, J.E, Saxe, DeGrasse, Freedman and Román, JJ.