Legal Opinion
In re Carpeah N.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding for permission to administer antipsychotic drugs to a patient without his consent, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), dated August 12, 2009, which granted the petition.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.
The appellant was discharged from Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center in the fall of 2009 and is no longer subject to the involuntary medication order appealed from. Accordingly, the instant appeal has been rendered academic. Contrary to the appellant’s contention, the appeal does not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hearst Corp. v. ClyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re David C.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In re Sylvie J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re Maurice M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- In re Maurice M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Matter of Glen T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018