State ex rel. Henry L. v. Hawes

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert G. Main, Jr., J.

Relator, an insanity acquittee, proceeding by writ of habeas corpus, seeks an order directing respondent Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (hereinafter Commissioner) to remove him from his confinement at Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office (hereinafter Sunmount), a secure facility, and to return him to Wassaic Developmental Center (hereinafter Wassaic), a nonsecure facility. In substance, relator contends that his current confinement in a secure facility is illegal and in…