In re Kareem J.
Opinion of the Court
Ordered that the appeal from so much of the order of disposition as placed the appellant in the custody of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for a period of 12 months is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements; and it is further,
Ordered that the order of disposition is affirmed insofar as reviewed, without costs or disbursements.
The appeal from so much of the order of disposition as placed the appellant in the custody of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for a period of 12 months has been rendered academic, as the period of placement has expired. However, because there may be collateral consequences resulting from the adjudication of delinquency, the appeal from so much of the order of disposition as adjudicated the appellant a juvenile delinquent, and which brings up for review the fact-finding order and the denial of that branch of his omnibus motion which was to suppress identification testimony, has not been rendered academic (see Family Ct Act § 783; Matter of Dorothy D., 49 NY2d 212 [1980]).
Contrary to the appellant’s contentions, the evidence at the suppression hearing established that the police officer who conducted the showup identification procedure involving the appellant had an “objective, credible” reason to approach the appellant, who was sitting on a bicycle and whose appearance sufficiently matched the description of an individual who had stolen a bicycle minutes earlier and a short distance away (People v Hollman, 79 NY2d 181, 184 [1992]; see People v Spencer, 84 NY2d 749, 753 [1995], cert denied 516 US 905 [1995]). It was
The appellant’s remaining contentions are without merit. Angiolillo, J.E, Hall, Austin and Miller, JJ., concur.
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