STATE OF N.Y. v. NELSON D.

No. 194

22 N.Y.3d 233 (2013)

3 N.E.3d 674

980 N.Y.S.2d 337

2013 NY Slip Op 7827

In the Matter of STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. NELSON D., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Bernstein , Mental Hygiene Legal Service, New York City ( Diane Goldstein Temkin , Karen Gomes Andreasian , Sadie Zea Ishee and Deborah P. Mantell of counsel), for appellant.

Eric T Schneiderman , Attorney General, New York City ( Leslie B. Dubeck , Barbara D. Underwood and Richard Dearing of counsel), for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

RIVERA, J.

In this Mental Hygiene Law article 10 proceeding, respondent Nelson D. (Nelson D.) appeals from an Appellate Division order that affirmed an amended Supreme Court order directing his involuntary commitment at the Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment (Valley Ridge) pursuant to his designation as a sex offender requiring strict and intensive supervision and treatment (SIST). We conclude that article 10 does not permit...

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