Legal Opinion
Francis S. v. Stone
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 24, 1998No. 97 Civ. 2178(LAK)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Petitioner Francis S. assaulted a police officer with a knife and then pleaded not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect. As a result, he was committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health (the “Commissioner”), eventually released on an order of conditions, but then recommitted after a determination by the state courts, affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals, that he suffered from a “dangerous mental defect.”
Petitioner now challenges the constitutionality of the New York statutory scheme on the theory that it improperly…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Francis S. v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Green v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Orraca v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Jordan v. BaileyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2013
- Francis v. James StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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