Matter of Nushawn W. v. State of New York

2024 NY Slip Op 03618

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Matter of Nushawn W. v State of New York (2024 NY Slip Op 03618)

Matter of Nushawn W. v State of New York

2024 NY Slip Op 03618

Decided on July 3, 2024

Appellate Division, Fourth Department

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Decided on July 3, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: LINDLEY, J.P., MONTOUR, OGDEN, DELCONTE, AND HANNAH, JJ.

325 CA 23-01341

[*1]IN THE MATTER OF NUSHAWN W., PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

v

STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

TODD G. MONAHAN, LITTLE FALLS, FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT.

LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (JONATHAN D. HITSOUS OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (James P. McClusky, J.), entered July 18, 2023, in a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 10. The decision, inter alia, continued the confinement of petitioner to a secure treatment facility.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.

Memorandum: Petitioner purports to appeal from a decision determining that he is a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement under Mental Hygiene Law § 10.03 (e). We dismiss the appeal. "[N]o appeal lies from a mere decision" (Kuhn v Kuhn , 129 AD2d 967, 967 [4th Dept 1987]; see Gunn v Palmieri , 86 NY2d 830, 830 [1995]).

Entered: July 3, 2024

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court