Legal Opinion
Matter of Howard U.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 23, 2017No. 523490PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDevine, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Weinstein, J.), entered September 23, 2015 in Albany County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 9, for the involuntary retention of respondent.
Respondent was admitted to a psychiatric facility in the wake of a suicide attempt while imprisoned in 1997. He eventually found himself at the Capital District Psychiatric Center (hereinafter CDPC) and, since 1998, has received “involuntary care and treatment” there (Mental Hygiene Law § 9.27 [a]). The term of respondent’s involuntary treatment has…
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- In re Daniel XX.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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