Legal Opinion
People v. Betances
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
James A. Yates, J.
*67Daisy Betances is charged in two indictments with selling, on each occasion, three vials of crack/cocaine to an undercover officer. In November of 1996, Ms. Betances was found unfit to proceed, pursuant to CPL article 730, and committed to the custody of the Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health (Commissioner) for one year for “care and treatment in an appropriate institution”. (CPL 730.50 [1].) She was placed by the agency in the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center, a secure facility. Prior to the expiration of the order, the superintendent of Mid-Hudson…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kesselbrenner v. AnonymousNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- McGraw v. WackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People ex rel. Jesse F. v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997