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RESPONDENT JUVENILE WAS NOT INFORMED THE FACT FINDING HEARING IN THIS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROCEEDING WOULD GO FORWARD IN HIS ABSENCE (THE PARKER WARNING); THEREFORE RESPONDENT DID NOT WAIVE THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AND THE ADJUDICATION WAS REVERSED BECAUSE OF HIS ABSENCE (FOURTH DEPT). ​

​The Fourth Department, reversing Family Court in this juvenile delinquency proceeding, determined that the respondent juvenile was not informed that the fact finding hearing would proceed in his absence. Therefore he did not not waive his right to be present at the hearing:

Respondent contends that the court violated his constitutional and statutory right to be present at the fact-finding hearing. We agree, and we therefore reverse the order and remit the matter to Family Court for further proceedings on the petition. “[R]espondents in juvenile delinquency proceedings have a constitutional and statutory right to be present at all material stages of court proceedings, including fact-finding hearings … . Respondents “may, however, waive the right to be present at such proceedings” … . ” ‘In order to effect a voluntary, knowing and intelligent waiver, the [respondent] must, at a minimum, be informed in some manner of the nature of the right to be present at [the fact-finding hearing] and the consequences of failing to appear’ for that hearing” … . Here, the court did not advise respondent that he had a right to be present at the fact-finding hearing and that the consequence of his failure to appear would be that the fact-finding hearing would proceed in his absence (see generally People v Parker, 57 NY2d 136, 141 [1982]). We therefore conclude on this record that there is no voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of respondent’s right to be present at the hearing … . Matter of Timar P. (James B.), 2023 NY Slip Op 03654, Fourth Dept 6-30-23

Practice Point: The Parker warning is required in juvenile delinquency proceedings in Family Court.

 

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