Legal Opinion
In re DePass
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Herbert A. Posner, J.
The recent notoriety of the "Billie Boggs” case has made the general public aware of the sensitive conflict between government’s desire to protect mentally ill people and the individual’s desire not to be confined to a mental institution. The trauma of the "Snake Pit” is too vivid in people’s minds. Like "Billie Boggs”, the respondent, Jason DePass, fought vigorously the effort by Hillside Hospital to have him involuntarily committed to Creedmoor State Hospital.
Jason DePass had admitted himself voluntarily to Hillside on June 6, 1987. When he sought to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In re ScopesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In re Harry M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- In re Carl C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re StefanoNew York Supreme Court · 1988
- In re Lesley B.New York Supreme Court · 1991