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In re Robert M.
New York Family Court
441 N.Y.S.2d 860 (1981)
- Written by Meredith Hamilton Alley, JD
Facts
Robert M. (defendant) was nine years and 10 months old when he was charged with delinquency for bank robbery. The defense argued that Robert was merely playing a joke, that he could not and did not have a culpable mental state because of his age, and that the court should hold that the presumption of infancy applied to delinquency cases.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Davis, J.)
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