Case Name: In the Matter of Robert H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-04-21
Citations: 17 A.D.3d 244
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Robert H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 244–244

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Robert H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
[795 NYS2d 192]

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Harold J. Lynch, J.), entered on or about September 5, 2003, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the offense of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree, and placed him with the Office of Children and Family Services for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court's finding was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence establishes that appellant knew he lacked the owner's consent to be in the car in question (see Matter of Raquel M., 99 NY2d 92 [2002]). The court properly applied the presumption contained in Penal Law § 165.05 (1), and discredited appellant's testimony. Concur—Marlow, J.P., Ellerin, Nardelli, Williams and Sweeny, JJ.