Legal Opinion
People v. Claudio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered June 12, 1990, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the third degree.
We reject defendant’s contention that County Court erred in accepting his plea of guilty without first ordering a competency hearing. Under CPL 730.30 (1), a psychological examination is required when the court is "of the opinion that the defendant may be an incapacitated person”. Here, the record fails to reveal the existence of any reasonable grounds to believe that defendant was incapable of understanding…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ArmlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. KrawitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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- People v. SimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. CrandallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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