Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson D.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 26, 2013PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
In this Mental Hygiene Law article 10 proceeding, respondent Nelson D. (Nelson D.) appeals from an Appellate Division order that affirmed an amended Supreme Court order directing his involuntary commitment at the Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment (Valley Ridge) pursuant to his designation as a sex offender requiring strict and intensive supervision and treatment (SIST). We conclude that article 10 does not permit confinement as part of SIST, and therefore we reverse.
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The State filed an article 10 petition seeking to subject Nelson D., a convicted sex…
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