| Matter of Clarissa S. |
| 2011 NY Slip Op 03619 [83 AD3d 1083] |
| April 26, 2011 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| In the Matter of Clarissa S., Appellant. |
—[*1] Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Sharyn Rootenberg of counsel;Sana Hussain on the brief), for respondent.
In a juvenile delinquency proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, Clarissa S.appeals from an order of disposition of the Family Court, Queens County (Lubow, J.), dated June21, 2010, which, upon a fact-finding order of the same court dated March 19, 2010, finding thatshe committed acts, which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crimes ofattempted robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourthdegree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, adjudged her to be ajuvenile delinquent and placed her on probation for a period of 12 months. The appeal brings upfor review the fact-finding order dated March 19, 2010.
Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the presentment agency (see Matterof Charles S., 41 AD3d 484, 485 [2007]), we find that it was legally sufficient to support thefinding that the appellant committed acts which, if committed by an adult, would haveconstituted the crimes of attempted robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree,grand larceny in the fourth degree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.Moreover, in fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of theevidence (cf. CPL 470.15 [5]; see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348 [2007]),we nevertheless accord great deference to the opportunity of the trier of fact to view thewitnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (cf. People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d490, 495 [1987]). Upon reviewing the record here, we are satisfied that the Family Court'sfact-finding determinations were not against the weight of the evidence (see Family CtAct § 342.2 [2]; Matter of Darnell C., 66 AD3d 771 [2009]; Matter of VictorI., 57 AD3d 779 [2008]; see also Matter of Robert A., 57 AD3d 770 [2008]). Dillon,J.P., Florio, Balkin and Eng, JJ., concur.