Legal Opinion

Consilvio v. Harold N.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 12, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Phyllis GangelJacob, J.), entered July 11, 2006, which, after a hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.31, directed respondent’s release from Manhattan Psychiatric Center (MPC), unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Two of the three psychiatrists agreed that respondent was *296mentally ill, but differed as to his diagnosis.* One of them conceded some question as to whether respondent had exhibited a conduct disorder prior to age 15 (a criterion necessary under the DSM-IV—the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Harkavy v. ConsilvioNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Gilliard v. SanchezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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