· 9/18/1940
People ex rel. Morgan v. Cucci
Citations
- 260 A.D. 827
- 22 N.Y.S.2d 330
- 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4854
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- proceeding to review change of patient's status from involuntary to voluntary civil commitment in a psychiatric facility
- proceeding to review change of patient's status from involuntary to voluntary civil commitment in a psychiatric facility
- reading into section 71 of the Mental Hygiene Law that a mentally ill patient, converted from involuntary to voluntary status, be accorded the right to judicial hearing and review of his change in status
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