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MATTER OF STATE v. JOHN P.

No. 207.

20 N.Y.3d 941 (2012)

2012 NY Slip Op 8440

In the Matter of STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN P., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided December 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lesley M. Delia , Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola ( Scott M. Wells and Dennis B. Feld of counsel), for appellant.

Eric T Schneiderman , Attorney General, New York City ( Matthew M. Grieco , Barbara D. Underwood and Cecelia C. Chang of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and PIGOTT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

In this proceeding under Mental Hygiene Law article 10 (the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act), appellant was found to be a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement. The evidence offered by the State included the testimony of a psychologist who had examined appellant as part of a screening process to decide whether an article 10 petition...

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