Matter of Casey, 3 A.D.3d 785
Jan 22, 2004OUTCOME: Reversed
From the court's opinion: "In March 2003, respondent was adjudicated a person in need of supervision and placed on probation for one year. Thereafter, in April 2003, petitioner filed a petition allegin ... g that respondent violated the terms and conditions of her probation. After a hearing at which respondent's school psychologist testified and various school reports were admitted into evidence, Family Court determined that respondent violated the terms of her probation. Although requested, respondent was precluded from offering evidence in reference to a specific disposition and only allowed to be heard in summation on an appropriate disposition. The court revoked the prior dispositional order and placed respondent in the custody of the Fulton County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) for a period of one year. On appeal, respondent seeks reversal of the order of placement and remittal for a dispositional hearing. She contends, among other things, that Family Court erred when it denied her request to introduce dispositional evidence."
