Case Name: In the Matter of Joan V., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-04-15
Citations: 50 A.D.3d 450
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Joan V., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 450–450

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Joan V., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[856 NYS2d 66]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.), entered on or about June 6, 2007, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon his admission that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute assault in the third degree, and imposed a conditional discharge for a period of nine months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly exercised its discretion in denying appellant's request for a dismissal or an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicating him a juvenile delinquent and imposing a conditional discharge (see Matter of Jonaivy Q., 286 AD2d 645 [2001]), which, given the fact that the incident took place in a school and resulted in a serious injury to a fellow student, was the least restrictive alternative (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 NY2d 947, 948 [1984]). Concur— Mazzarelli, J.E, Andrias, Friedman and Sweeny, JJ.