In re Dennis NN.

— Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Saratoga County (Ferradino, J.), entered March 30, 1984, which adjudicated respondent to be a juvenile delinquent and placed him in the custody of the State Division for Youth.

On February 24, 1984, the Saratoga Springs City Attorney presented a petition to Family Court pursuant to article 3 of the Family Court Act (see L 1982, ch 920, eff July 1, 1983) alleging that the 14-year-old respondent committed acts which, if done by an adult, would constitute the crime of criminal mischief in the fourth degree as defined by section 145.00 of the Penal…