We are asked to decide the proper burden of proof to be applied during a retention hearing held pursuant to CPL 330.20 (9) and (16). More precisely, the important issue before this Court is whether Supreme Court erred in requiring petitioner to establish by clear and convincing evidence, rather than by a fair preponderance of the credible evidence, that respondent is mentally ill, that in-patient...
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