Court of Appeals of New York

The dismissal of the Attorney General's petition to commit defendant sex offender is affirmed where: 1) in order to pursue civil management of a sex offender under article 10, the Attorney General must file the required petition against an individual in a court of competent jurisdiction before that individual's release from State custody or supervision; and 2) N.Y. Penal Law section 70.30 was not relevant to the question of which sentences made someone eligible for civil management under article 10.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/23/2010
• Published 01/03/2011

Judges

• Susan P. Read

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laura R. Johnson, Sadie Z. Ishee