Legal Opinion
In re Bethune M.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*606In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.33 to retain a patient involuntarily admitted to a hospital, Dean R. Weinstock, Executive Director of the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (F. Rivera, J.), dated April 22, 2004, which denied the petition and directed the release of the patient.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
To retain a patient in a mental health care facility for involuntary psychiatric care, the facility or its director must establish by clear and convincing evidence that the patient is…
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