Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clifton Chamberlayne, Appellant, v. W. Cecil Johnston, as Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1962-06-21
Citations: 16 A.D.2d 993
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clifton Chamberlayne, Appellant, v. W. Cecil Johnston, as Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 993–993

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clifton Chamberlayne, Appellant, v. W. Cecil Johnston, as Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Clinton County which dismissed petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon the authority of People ex rel. Brown v. Johnston (9 N Y 2d 482) and the consent of the Attorney-General, the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and the matter remitted to Special Term for a hearing to test relator's sanity. Bergan, P. J., Gibson, Herlihy, Reynolds and Taylor, JJ., concur.