Court of Appeals of New York
State of New York ex rel. Harkavy v. Consilvio, 140
Section 402 of New York's Correction Law does not authorize a prison superintendent to unilaterally authorize a sex offender's involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital. Rather, the prison superintendent must comply with a host of procedural requirements intended to afford the prisoner a chance to be heard before a court in order to safeguard the prisoners rights.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/21/2006
- Published 11/21/2006
Judges
Court
- Court of Appeals of New York