The facts are not in dispute. In 1973 Michael Hudak was acquitted of charges of murder and attempted murder by a Broome County Court jury by reason of mental disease or defect. Pursuant to CPL 330.20, the court ordered Hudak committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene. After paying the first bill for Hudak's care and treatment in the Binghamton Psychiatric Center, where he had been placed by the commissioner, the defendant refused to pay subsequent bills...
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