State v. Pedraza

OPINION OF THE COURT

Emily Pines, J.

Probable Cause Hearing Decision

This decision addresses the question whether there is probable cause to believe that the respondent, Luis Pedraza, is a “sex offender requiring civil management.” (Mental Hygiene Law § 10.06 [g].) A sex offender requiring civil management is defined in article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law as “a detained sex offender who suffers from a mental abnormality.” (Mental Hygiene Law § 10.03 [q].) This question arises under a proceeding commenced pursuant to the recently enacted Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act, effective April…