Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Byrnes v. Goldman

New York Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1969PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdward J. Greenfield, J.

Petitioner Steven A. Kirsch, 19 years of age, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus to effect his release from detention under the State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission program.

His mother, Mrs. Bita Kirsch, on the 20th day of June, 1968, filed a petition alleging upon information and belief that her sons Steven and Lawrence were addicts. An order was thereupon signed, directing Steven A. Kirsch as an alleged narcotic addict to appear at the Edgecomb Behabilitation Center for examination. Without any prior hearing he was taken to that facility where he admitted to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. RLR v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Attorney General Opinion No., Kansas Attorney General Reports1994
  3. Franco v. NegliaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2004

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