PEOPLE v. PURVES


55 Misc.2d 227 (1967)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. William Purves, Defendant.

District Court of Nassau County, Arraignment Part.

November 24, 1967


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. McDonough, Matthew Muraskin and Francis J. Valentino for defendant. William Cahn, District Attorney, for plaintiff.


FRANCIS J. DONOVAN, J.

Defense counsel, on arraignment, objected to the court's (1) ordering defendant to submit to an examination for possible drug addiction and (2) to the court's remanding defendant to jail for such purpose.

Decision was reserved in order to allow a full study of the problem. The court has heretofore followed a practice of remanding for examination pursuant to section 207 of the Mental...

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