Legal Opinion
In re Mary Ann D.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 15, 1992PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We find that the Rockland Psychiatric Center (hereinafter the Center) has met its burden of demonstrating that the appellant lacks the capacity to make a reasoned decision regarding the proposed treatment (see, Rivers v Katz, 67 NY2d 485; Matter of Eleanor R. v South Oaks Hosp., 123 AD2d 460; Matter of Adele S. v Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, 149 AD2d 424). The Center’s expert witness, the appellant’s treating psychiatrist, testified that the appellant suffers from "schizaffective illness”. The evidence established that without warning or provocation, the appellant begins to scream, curse,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re McConnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Eleanor R. v. South Oaks HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Adele S. v. Kingsboro Psychiatric CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Paris M. v. Creedmoor Psychiatric CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re Harvey S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Matter of Marvin P. (Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Ctr.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
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