Case Name: In the Matter of Elijah Y., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-12-06
Citations: 24 A.D.3d 161
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Elijah Y., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 161–162

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Elijah Y., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[805 NYS2d 342]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Arlene D. Goldberg, J.), entered on or about June 9, 2004, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination (Sheldon M. Rand, J.) that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree, and placed him with the Office of Children and Family Services for a period of 18 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's finding was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 [1987]). There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility and identification (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). The court had a rational basis upon which to conclude that the lack of evidence of injury cast doubt on the sodomy allegation, but did not cast any doubt on the sexual abuse allegation. Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Marlow, Williams, Sweeny and Catterson, JJ.