IN RE: ZOA B. (1998)

Order of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Mary Bednar, J.), entered on or about October 2, 1997, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon a fact-finding determination that he committed acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and placed him with the Division of Youth for a period of 18 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court's findings were based on legally sufficient evidence and were not against the weight of the evidence.   Viewing appellant's conduct as a whole, we find that there was ample evidence that appellant and his companion shared the common purpose of taking the victim's property (see, Matter of Juan J., 81 N.Y.2d 739, 593 N.Y.S.2d 768, 609 N.E.2d 121;  People v. Bennett, 161 A.D.2d 773, 556 N.Y.S.2d 120, lv. denied 76 N.Y.2d 852, 560 N.Y.S.2d 992, 561 N.E.2d 892).

MEMORANDUM DECISION.