Case Name: In the Matter of Brenda B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-12-03
Citations: 134 A.D.3d 449
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Brenda B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 134
Pages: 449–449

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Brenda B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[19 NYS3d 746]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Susan R. Larabee, J.), entered on or about June 10, 2014, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon a fact-finding determination that she committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and placed her on probation for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The petition and accompanying deposition were legally sufficient. The detailed factual allegations supported reasonable inferences that the victim sustained a physical injury, and that the injury was inflicted by means of an object that constituted a dangerous instrument (see Matter of Shaquille M., 94 AD3d 445 [1st Dept 2012]).
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 victim's testimony, along with corroborating evidence including a videotape, established the physical injury and dangerous instrument elements. Concur — Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Saxe and Kapnick, JJ.