New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of David T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent

April 3, 199075 N.Y.2d 927

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the juvenile delinquency petition was jurisdictionally defective because it failed to provide non‑hearsay allegations establishing every element of the offenses, and that this defect is nonwaivable, requiring reversal of the Appellate Division's order and dismissal of the petition.