Legal Opinion
Matter of Davan L.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1997PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
The issue is whether the evidence in this juvenile delinquency proceeding establishes an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of obstructing governmental administration in violation of section 195.05 of the Penal Law. As applied and under usual appellate court review standards, we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to sustain an adjudication of delinquency.
In the late afternoon of January 30, 1995, the police were conducting an undercover narcotics "buy operation” at a storefront in Jamaica, Queens. An officer observed the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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