Rabinowitz v. James M.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Schoenfeld, J.), entered May 18, 2007, which, after a hearing, granted a subsequent order of retention requiring respondent to remain in a secure psychiatric facility for a period not to exceed one year from May 1, 2007, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly granted the application for a subsequent retention order, where a preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that respondent currently suffers from a mental disorder causing him to be a physical danger to himself and others (see Matter of George L., 85 NY2d 295, 303 [1995];…