Case Name: In the Matter of Johnetta T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-04-20
Citations: 192 A.D.2d 416
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Johnetta T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 192
Pages: 416–417

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Johnetta T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[595 NYS2d 483]

Opinion:
—Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Michael Gage, J.), entered April 7, 1992, adjudicating appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a finding that she committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of obstruction of governmental administration, and placing her on probation for 12 months, unanimously affirmed.
There is no merit to appellant's claim that the court's finding that she was guilty of obstruction of governmental administration is inherently inconsistent with the finding that she was innocent of the charge of resisting arrest. Since the elements of the crime of obstruction of governmental administration are separate and distinct from those of resisting arrest, there is no inherent inconsistency in the court's finding. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Wallach and Kupferman, JJ.