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MATTER OF JAMES

54 Misc.2d 514 (1967)

In the Matter of James, an Alleged Narcotic Addict.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County.

August 17, 1967

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley W. Kram for Paul James. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Mortimer Sattler and Robert S. Hammer of counsel), for Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, petitioner.

SAMUEL A. SPIEGEL, J.

The constitutionality of section 206 of the new Mental Hygiene Law, enacted in 1966, for the custody, control, treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts is challenged in this proceeding.

The voluntary commitment aspects of the law are not in issue. The involuntary, or compulsory, commitment is the controversial problem before this court.

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