Case Name: In the Matter of Antoine C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-01-08
Citations: 124 A.D.3d 433
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Antoine C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Sweeny, J.E, Andrias, Moskowitz, Richter and Clark, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 124
Pages: 433–434

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Antoine C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[1 NYS3d 54] —

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Allen G. Alpert, J., at fact-finding hearing; Peter J. Passidomo, J., at disposition), entered on or about May 2, 2013, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a fact-finding determination that he committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of attempted assault in the second degree and criminal posses sion of a weapon in the fourth degree, and placed him on probation for a period of 15 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's finding was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility. The victim's testimony, including his account of appellant's close proximity to the other participants and the victim throughout the incident, established that appellant's conduct before, during, and after the assault supported the inference of accessorial liability and was inconsistent with the conduct of a mere onlooker (see e.g. Matter of Justice G., 22 AD3d 368 [1st Dept [2005]).
Appellant's missing witness argument is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we find that a missing witness inference would not affect the result.
Concur — Sweeny, J.E, Andrias, Moskowitz, Richter and Clark, JJ.