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PEOPLE v. DAVIDSON

No. 86

27 N.Y.3d 1083 (2016)

55 N.E.3d 102

36 N.Y.S.3d 54

2016 NY Slip Op 04326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MARTESHA DAVIDSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 7, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. LaLonde, Ithaca, for appellant.

Patricia Gunning, Special Prosecutor and Inspector General, Delmar (Robin A. Forshaw of counsel), for respondent.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York City (Barbara D. Underwood, Anisha S. Dasgupta and Andrew W. Amend of counsel), for Attorney General of the State of New York, amicus curiae.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of County Court should be affirmed.

In 2012, the legislature enacted article 20 of the Executive Law as part of the "Protection of People with Special Needs Act" to protect those "who are vulnerable because of their reliance on professional caregivers to help them overcome physical, cognitive and other challenges" (L 2012, ch 501, §§ 1, 2). Specifically, the enactment calls for the creation of...

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