In re Carmelo N.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
After a hearing, the appellant was found to have acted as a lookout for a friend who stole a cellular telephone from the complainant’s car after breaking its front passenger-side window with his fist. As a result, the Family Court determined that the appellant was an accomplice and adjudicated him a juvenile delinquent. On appeal, the appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish that he acted as an accomplice. We disagree.
A person’s mere presence at the scene of the crime, even with knowledge of its perpetration, cannot render him or her accessorially liable for…
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