Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and the facts, with costs, the application is denied, and it is directed that the appellant be released from Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center.
In order for the State to confine a person to a mental institution against his will, the law requires more than a mere showing of mental illness. Rather, the State must prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is mentally ill and that he poses a...
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