In re Brendan H.

The respondent has been accused of committing acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of criminal mischief. The events leading to the filing of the petition against him took place during the evening of January 4, 1975, when a group of five Niskayuna High School students, who had been attending a school-sponsored athletic event, intentionally rolled over a 1974 Volkswagen in the school parking lot. The car received damage to its fenders, door handle and radio antenna and required extensive repairs, although no competent evidence of the value thereof was introduced. The…