In re Sareta A.
Opinion of the Court
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Jeanette Ruiz, J.), entered on or about June 1, 2012, which adjudicated
The court properly exercised its discretion when it denied appellant’s request for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal. A term of probation was the least restrictive dispositional alternative consistent with appellant’s needs and the community’s need for protection (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 NY2d 947 [1984]). The 12-month period of supervision was warranted by the seriousness of appellant’s violent attack on the victim, which outweighed the mitigating factors cited by appellant. Concur — Gonzalez, EJ., Tom, Renwick, Freedman and Clark, JJ.
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