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STATE OF NEW YORK v. JOHN S.

No. 75

23 N.Y.3d 326 (2014)

15 N.E.3d 287

991 N.Y.S.2d 532

2014 NY Slip Op 3292

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

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 8, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Bernstein , Mental Hygiene Legal Service, New York City ( Deborah P. Mantell and Sadie Z. Ishee of counsel), for appellant.

Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General, New York City ( Andrew W. Amend , Barbara D. Underwood and Steven C. Wu of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ABDUS-SALAAM, J.

We recently held in Matter of State of New York v Floyd Y. (22 N.Y.3d 95 [2013]) that hearsay basis testimony by an expert witness may be admitted at a Mental Hygiene Law article 10 trial if the hearsay is reliable and its probative value in assisting the jury to evaluate the expert's opinion substantially outweighs its prejudicial...

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