In re Ford

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Braun, J.), entered on or about December 7, 1995, which ordered the release of the respondent from Manhattan Psychiatric Center, is unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, and the Petition to Retain granted, without costs or disbursements.

After a hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.33 upon the application of petitioner to retain respondent Russell W. for a period not to exceed six months, the Supreme Court found that petitioner had failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that respondent was a substantial threat to…