Luther R., Matter of

Decision Date15 April 1991
Citation172 A.D.2d 672,568 N.Y.S.2d 656
PartiesIn the Matter of LUTHER R. (Anonymous), Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Warren S. Hecht, Forest Hills, for appellant.

Victor A. Kovner, Corp. Counsel, New York City (Barry Schwartz, of counsel, Mordecai Newman, on the brief), for respondent.

Before LAWRENCE, J.P., and HARWOOD, BALLETTA and ROSENBLATT, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In a juvenile delinquency proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, the appeal is from an order of disposition of the Family Court, Queens County (DePhillips, J.), dated November 30, 1988, which, upon a fact-finding order of the same court, dated October 24, 1988, made after a hearing, finding that the appellant had committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, adjudged him to be a juvenile delinquent and placed him with the New York State Division for Youth, Title II, for a period not to exceed 18 months. The appeal brings up for review the fact-finding order dated October 24, 1988.

ORDERED that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

While conducting surveillance alongside a park from an unmarked car and using "high power" binoculars, a police officer, a member of the Queens Tactical Narcotics Task Force, observed the appellant sitting on a park bench with Gerrard B., whose appeal is decided herewith (see, Matter of Gerrard B., 172 A.D.2d 660, 568 N.Y.S.2d 698 [decided herewith], and another companion. When an individual, later identified as Connolley, drove up in his car outside the park, the appellant approached him and they engaged in a short conversation. Thereafter, they both walked back to the park bench where the appellant's two companions were still seated. The officer observed Gerrard B. open the palm of his hand and reveal some vials to Connolley. Connolley handed some money to the third boy, and Gerrard B. then delivered the vials to Connolley. Connolley then returned to his car and drove off. The officer radioed his recovery team, which arrested Connolley and recovered four vials containing what was subsequently determined to be crack cocaine, from his left front pants pocket. Upon receiving word of the arrest from the recovery team, the officer arrested the appellant and his companions.

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