Legal Opinion
State v. Soto
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*680OPINION OF THE COURT
Dineen A. Rivtezzo, J.
Issues Presented
In this proceeding brought pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 10 (Mental Hygiene Law § 10.01 et seq.), the petitioner moves (1) to permit petitioner’s counsel to attend any psychiatric examination of the respondent (i.e., to attend an examination requested by either petitioner or respondent), and (2) to permit petitioner to videotape any psychiatric examination of the respondent (i.e., to videotape an examination requested by either petitioner or respondent). As respondent has now stated that he does not request a psychiatric…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lee v. County Ct. of Erie CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. BerkNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Ughetto v. AcrishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ChungNew York Supreme Court · 2005