In re Andrew L.

In a juvenile delinquency proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, the presentment agency appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County (Clark, J.), dated January 14, 1997, which dismissed the petition.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Richmond County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

As the respondent juvenile had been released from detention, the fact-finding hearing was required to be commenced within 60 days of his initial appearance…