In re Stephen W.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.
Respondent is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a related medical condition known as polydipsia that compels him to drink dangerously large amounts of water. In 1980, he was found not responsible by reason of mental disease for assault in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, and other charges. He was thereafter confined to a secure facility upon a finding that he suffered from a dangerous mental disorder (see CPL 330.20 [1] [c]; [6]), and later transferred to a nonsecure facility *1167(see CPL 330.20 [11]). During periods of release between 1982 and 1988, he was arrested three…
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