PEO. EX REL. ANONYMOUS v. WAUGH


76 Misc.2d 879 (1974)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Bernard Anonymous, Petitioner, v. Robert Waugh, as Director of Dunlap-Manhattan State Hospital, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

January 11, 1974


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon Rosenzweig, June A. Resnick and Martin Bernstein for petitioner. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Sal Sidoti and Constance B. Margolin of counsel), for respondent.


ARNOLD L. FEIN, J.

Petitioner, hospitalized at Dunlap-Manhattan State Hospital pursuant to article 730 of the CPL, brings this habeas corpus proceeding for an order directing that the hospital convert him to civil status.

Petitioner was indicted for robbery, first degree, on December 23, 1957. Prior to his indictment, he had been hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals four times, the first in February, 1951. After his indictment, he was sent to...

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