Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Anonymous v. Waugh
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArnold L. Fein, J.
Petitioner, hospitalized at Dunlap-Manhattan State Hospital pursuant to article 730 of the OPL, brings this habeas corpus proceeding for an order directing that the hospital convert him to civil status.
Petitioner was indicted for robbery, .first degree, on December 23,1957. Prior to his indictment, he had been hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals four ¡times, the first in February, 1951. After his indictment, he was sent to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. On February 3, 1958, he was found incompetent to stand trial on the indictment and was committed to Matteawan ¡State Hospital pursuant to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McNeil v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. Roy Schuster, Relator-Appellant v. Ross E. Herold, M.D., Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Von Wolfersdorf v. JohnstonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. FreemanArizona Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. ArendesNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. AnonymousNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. VillanuevaNew York Supreme Court · 1988
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