Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2014

Matter of Victor R.

Matter of Victor R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 4, 2014 · Friedman, Acosta, Moskowitz, Richter, Clark
123 A.D.3d 458; 998 N.Y.S.2d 47
Matter of Victor R.

Opinion

Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.), entered on or about July 12, 2012, 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 possession of box cutters in a public place or on school premises, and placed him on probation for a period of 12 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly denied appellant’s suppression motion. School officials received information that appellant had made a threat, involving the use of a weapon, against a fellow student. The threatened student provided first-hand information that met the standard of reasonable suspicion applicable to school searches (see Matter of Gregory M., 82 NY2d 588, 592-593 [1993]), “particularly in light of the urgency of interdicting weapons in schools” (Matter of Steven A., 308 AD2d 359, 359 [1st Dept 2003]).

Concur — Friedman, J.P., Acosta, Moskowitz, Richter and Clark, JJ.

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