ANONYMOUS v. SARIBEYOGLU


131 Misc.2d 647 (1986)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Anonymous, Petitioner, v. Safa Saribeyoglu, as Director of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Queens County.

April 1, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley Mehl for petitioner. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Sall Sidoti of counsel), for respondent.


SIDNEY LEVISS, J.

The issue presented on this application for a writ of habeas corpus is whether a patient who has been called as a witness by the hospital has the right to invoke the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and refuse to take the stand.

A collection of some of the divergent opinions on this issue is contained in the recent case of Matter of Goodwin (

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