Legal Opinion

In re King Park Psychiatric Center

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

Decided May 31, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 9 for permission to administer anti-psychotic medication to an involuntarily-committed patient without his consent, the patient appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Floyd, J.), dated October 15, 1993, which, after a hearing, granted the petition.

Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 35 (4), a court…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re Harvey S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. In re Rhodanna C.B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Matter of SchleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. In re Gregory F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. In re HallNew York Supreme Court · 2009

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