In re Charles M.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joyce L. Sparrow, J.

Respondent is charged with an act which if committed by an adult would constitute the crime of resisting arrest. (Penal Law § 205.30.)

The facts are as follows: Respondent was observed holding the doors open to a subway car, preventing the train from *451proceeding. The police officers approached and asked him for identification, received no answer and only after a threat of arrest, conflicting pieces of identification were produced. The identification did not establish age. The respondent appeared to be over 16, and the officer advised him that he was…