Case Name: In the Matter of Brian Z., Respondent. Presentment Agency, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-05-05
Citations: 62 A.D.3d 718
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Brian Z., Respondent. Presentment Agency, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 718–719

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Brian Z., Respondent. Presentment Agency, Appellant.
[877 NYS2d 698]

Opinion:
In a juvenile delinquency proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, the Presentment Agency appeals from an order of the Family Court, Queens County (Bogacz, J.), dated September 11, 2008, which, after a hearing, granted that branch of the respondent's motion which was to dismiss the petition for facial insufficiency, and dismissed the petition without prejudice.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and on the facts, without costs or disbursements, that branch of the respondent's motion which was to dismiss the petition for facial insufficiency is denied, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Queens County, for further proceedings on the petition.
Contrary to the determination of the Family Court, there is no basis to conclude that the "rock [allegedly thrown by the respondent] would have been violating the laws of physics to travel in the manner in which it's described in the supporting [sworn statement]" or that the "[sworn statement] does not speak of multiple rocks." Thus, the Family Court erred in dismissing the petition on the ground that it was facially insufficient, a conclusion supported only by the court's erroneous determination that the subject incident could not have occurred in the manner described in the sworn statement.
The petitioner's remaining contentions are without merit. Skelos, J.P., Florio, Leventhal and Hall, JJ., concur.