Lashway v. Hanes

Petitioner was acquitted of the offense of attempted murder, upon the ground of mental disease or defect, in a proceeding held before the .County Court of Clinton County, and was committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene by.order of said court made April 25, 1973, pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law. The State Commissioner of Mental Hygiene applied to that court by instrument dated September 21, 1973, for a discharge or a release, upon condition, of said petitioner, from the St. Lawrence State Hospital, situated in the ¡City of Cgdensburg, St.…