CRAWFORD v. STATE


60 A.D.2d 729 (1977)

Adelyn J. Crawford, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. (Claim No. 58104-A.)

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

December 29, 1977


Following claimant's arraignment on a charge of malicious mischief and forcible entry, the Justice of the Peace ordered claimant to be psychiatrically evaluated at Grasslands Hospital. It was determined that she was incapable of defending herself due to mental incompetency. Claimant was certified by the Dutchess County Court to be mentally ill pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law and ordered committed on April 6, 1955 to Harlem Valley State Hospital, where she remained until...

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