Upon the filing of a sex offender civil management petition, Supreme Court "shall conduct a hearing without a jury to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the respondent is a sex offender requiring civil management" (Mental Hygiene Law § 10.06 [g]). At an article 10 probable cause hearing, Supreme Court shall determine whether the State has established that there is "reasonable cause to believe" that the respondent is a detained sex offender who...
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