Case Name: In the Matter of Steven C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-10-16
Citations: 99 A.D.3d 570
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Steven C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 99
Pages: 570–571

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Steven C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[952 NYS2d 191]

Opinion:
The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant's request to convert the proceeding to a person in need of supervision proceeding, and instead adjudicated him a juvenile delinquent and placed him on probation. The underlying incident was a violent attack on appellant's mother that involved a weapon. In addition, appellant had a history of physical altercations and intimidation, both in the home and at school, as well as a poor school record (see e.g. Matter of Rosemary R., 29 AD3d 309 [1st Dept 2006]). The court properly concluded that probation pursuant to a juvenile delinquency adjudication was necessary in order to provide the proper level of control over appellant's behavior, and we reject appellant's arguments to the contrary. Concur — Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, DeGrasse and Román, JJ.