Case Name: In the Matter of Ganjel P., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-09-22
Citations: 131 A.D.3d 877
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Ganjel P., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Friedman, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Gische and Kapnick, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 877–877

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Ganjel P., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[16 NYS3d 724]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Susan R. Larabee, J.), entered on or about April 11, 2014, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a fact-finding determination that he committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of assault in the third degree, and placed him on probation for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The fact-finding determination was supported by 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 credibility determinations. The evidence established that appellant was the initial aggressor, and it disproved his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
Concur — Friedman, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, Gische and Kapnick, JJ.