Case Name: In the Matter of Ernest Spence, Appellant, v. Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1968-10-09
Citations: 22 N.Y.2d 910
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Ernest Spence, Appellant, v. Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 910–911

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Ernest Spence, Appellant, v. Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, Respondent.
Submitted September 24, 1968;
decided October 9, 1968.
Ernest Spence, pro se, for motion.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Robert S. Hammer of counsel), opposed.

Opinion:
Motion denied. So long as appellant's waiver of hearing and consent to commitment stand, there is no issue to be tried by a jury. Appellant, if so advised, may move to vacate such waiver and consent, upon proper grounds, if there be any.