Legal Opinion
People v. Truss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 30, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Silver-man, J.), rendered October 25, 1991, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The court did not err in failing, sua sponte, to direct that the appellant undergo psychiatric evaluation to ascertain his ability to understand the proceedings against him and to participate in his defense (see, CPL 730.10), prior to accepting his plea of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. CarboneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. McGarrityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. HamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
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