MATTER OF DAVID B.


278 A.D.2d 491 (2000)

718 N.Y.S.2d 640

In the Matter of DAVID B., Appellant. COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH et al., Respondents.

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

Decided December 26, 2000.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the appellant's contentions, the Supreme Court properly granted the petition and issued a subsequent retention order. The evidence established that the appellant suffered from a "mental illness" as defined by CPL 330.20 (1) (c) (i), which necessitates his continued care, treatment, and rehabilitation in a nonsecure facility (see, Mental Hygiene Law § 1.03 [20]; Matter of...

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