Alonzo M. v. New York City Department of Probation

72 N.Y.2d 662 (1988)

In the Matter of Alonzo M., Respondent,

v.

New York City Department of Probation et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued October 14, 1988.

Decided December 15, 1988.

Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Trudi Mara Schleifer and Francis F. Caputo of counsel), for appellants.

Henry S. Weintraub and Lenore Gittis for respondent.

Judges KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur with Judge BELLACOSA; Chief Judge WACHTLER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Judges SIMONS and HANCOCK, JR., concur.

BELLACOSA, J.

The New York City Department…