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THE ADMISSION ALLOCUTION IN THIS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROCEEDING, WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE JUDGE QUESTION THE JUVENILE AND A PARENT, FELL SHORT OF THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN THE FAMILY COURT ACT; PETITION DISMISSED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing respondent’s admission to criminal mischief in this juvenile delinquency proceeding, determined: (1) the validity of the admission was not moot despite the completion of the one-year placement, and the issue need to be preserved for review; and (2) the admission allocution was insufficient:

… [R]espondent’s argument that the plea allocution did not comply with Family Ct Act § 321.3 is not moot — despite the expiration of respondent’s placement — because the delinquency determination challenged herein “implicates possible collateral legal consequences” … .

… Family Court must “ascertain through allocution of the respondent and his [or her] parent or other person legally responsible for his [or her] care, if present, that (a) he [or she] committed the act or acts to which he [or she] is entering an admission, (b) he [or she] is voluntarily waiving his [or her] right to a fact-finding hearing, and (c) he [or she] is aware of the possible specific dispositional orders” (Family Ct Act § 321.3 [1]). Although respondent’s mother was present at the April 2021 allocution, Family Court only asked her whether she had sufficient time to speak to respondent about the proceedings….  The record reflects that the court failed to question respondent’s mother regarding the acts to which respondent admitted, his waiver of the fact-finding hearing or her awareness of the possible dispositional options. As a result, Family Court’s allocution fell short of the statutory mandate … . Matter of Christian VV. (Christian VV.), 2022 NY Slip Op 07275, Third Dept 12-22-22

Practice Point: The Family Court Act requires that the admission allocution in a juvenile delinquency proceeding involve both the juvenile and a parent. Here the allocution of respondent and his mother fell short of the statutory requirements and the juvenile delinquent petition was dismissed. Although the respondent had already completed his placement, the issue was not moot because of the possible collateral consequences of the delinquency determination.

 

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