PEOPLE EX REL. ELM v. JOHNSTON


11 A.D.2d 584 (1960)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Bernard Elm, Appellant, v. W. Cecil Johnston, as Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

May 16, 1960


The petitioner in his brief does not question his insanity when he was transferred to Dannemora State Hospital even though the original petition appears to contest the right of transfer. On this appeal it appears his claim is directed to a right to a jury trial to determine if he is insane at the present time. The maximum of his sentence has not expired and he is being detained by virtue of a valid commitment. His detention at the hospital is subject to the provisions of...

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