Case Name: In the Matter of Charles C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-10-02
Citations: 309 A.D.2d 516
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Charles C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 309
Pages: 516–517

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Charles C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[764 NYS2d 701]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Mary Bednar, J.), entered on or about April 25, 2002, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that he committed acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of obstructing governmental administration in the second degree and attempted assault in the third degree, and placed him on probation for two years, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's finding, which rejected appellant's justification defense, was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence warranted the conclusion that when appellant repeatedly kicked a school safety agent, he did so with intent to cause physical injury, and that he came dangerously close to doing so (see People v Bracey, 41 NY2d 296 [1977]). Concur— Nardelli, J.P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Saxe and Williams, JJ.