MATTER OF CARPINELLO v. FLOYD


23 A.D.3d 179 (2005)

803 N.Y.S.2d 81

In the Matter of SHARON CARPINELLO, as Commissioner of New York State Office of Mental Health, Appellant, v. FLOYD A., Respondent. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, NEW YORK COUNTY, Appellant.

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

November 3, 2005.


On June 13, 1982 respondent, irked by the comment of a stranger on a New York City subway platform, struck the person with a wooden plank, chased him through the station, slashing him with a shard of glass as he fled, and pushed him onto the tracks. Respondent fled with the victim's tote bag and jacket. Charged with assault and robbery, respondent pleaded not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to CPL 220.15. As required, he submitted to a psychiatric...

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