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People ex rel. Brunson v. Johnston

15 N.Y.2d 647 Court N.Y. Decision date 1964-12-03 English

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Brunson, Appellant, v. W. Cecil Johnston, as Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Respondent.
Argued November 16, 1964;
decided December 3, 1964.
p. 648
Robert F. Doran for appellant.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Winifred C. Stanley and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed in a memorandum. Section 384 of the Correction Law, based, as it is, on a reasonable classification, does not violate the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution. (People ex rel. Kamisaroff v. Johnston, 13 N Y 2d 66 , 71.) If relator seeks his discharge on the ground that he has sufficiently recovered to be released from Dannemora State Hospital, his remedy is by application to the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 87 of the Mental Hygiene Law and, if that determination be adverse, he may then seek review in the courts as therein provided.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke and Scileppi. Taking no part: Judge Bergan.

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