New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Detrece H., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent
June 4, 199178 N.Y.2d 107
Summary
The Court held that a juvenile delinquency petition lacking non‑hearsay factual allegations is jurisdictionally defective and cannot be cured by amendment under Family Court Act §311.5(2)(b), reversing the Appellate Division and granting the respondent's motion to dismiss.