Opinion
02-25-2015
In the Matter of STATE of New York, respondent, v. JUAN O. (Anonymous), appellant.
Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola, N.Y. (Michael Neville, Lisa Volpe, and Dennis B. Feld of counsel), for appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Michael S. Belohlavek and David Lawrence III of counsel), for respondent.
Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola, N.Y. (Michael Neville, Lisa Volpe, and Dennis B. Feld of counsel), for appellant.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Michael S. Belohlavek and David Lawrence III of counsel), for respondent.
In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 10 for the civil management of Juan O., an alleged sex offender requiring civil management, Juan O. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (De Rosa, J.), dated February 3, 2014, which, upon a stipulation that he suffers from a mental abnormality as defined in Mental Hygiene Law § 10.03(i), and upon a determination, made after a dispositional hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 10.07(f), that he is currently a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement, granted the petition and directed that he be committed to a secure facility for care and treatment. ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, the Supreme Court properly determined, by clear and convincing evidence, that he is a "dangerous sex offender" requiring confinement, as defined by Mental Hygiene Law § 10.07(f) (see Matter of State of New York v. Humberto G., 119 A.D.3d 594, 987 N.Y.S.2d 890, lv. granted 24 N.Y.3d 909, 2014 WL 6475739 ; Matter of State of New York v. Edison G., 107 A.D.3d 723, 966 N.Y.S.2d 510 ; Matter of State of New York v. Nelson D., 105 A.D.3d 968, 966 N.Y.S.2d 864 ; see also Matter of State of New York v. Michael M., 24 N.Y.3d 649, 2 N.Y.S.3d 830, 26 N.E.3d 769, 2014 WL 7150356 [2014] ).
DILLON, J.P., DICKERSON, CHAMBERS and ROMAN, JJ., concur.