Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Henig v. Commissioner of Mental Hygiene
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1977PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
We are called upon in this case to consider the constitutional validity of CPL 330.20, which mandates that persons acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect be automatically committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene without prior hearing. Petitioner appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, First Department, reversing a judgment of Supreme Court, New York County, which had directed that the petitioner be forthwith examined as to his present mental condition prior to commitment. We find the provisions of CPL 330.20 to be in…
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- People v. LallyNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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