Matter of Wandy T.

Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Peter J. Passidomo, J.), entered on or about October 8, 2014, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon his admission that he committed an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and placed him on probation for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly exercised its discretion in adjudicating appellant a juvenile delinquent rather than a person in need of supervision, a disposition that would have provided a less effective…