Legal Opinion
In re John P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 1999PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.33 to retain a patient involuntarily admitted to a hospital, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), dated May 11, 1999, which directed the release of the patient.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the petition is granted.
Contrary to the determination of the Supreme Court, the patient, John P., is a person “in need of involuntary care and treatment” (Mental Hygiene Law § 9.01). In order to retain a patient in a hospital for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of George L.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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- Seltzer v. Grace J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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