People v. Savona
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered March 29, 1988, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the Supreme Court erred in failing, to order a second CPL 730.30 examination, sua sponte, during the trial, even though a pretrial CPL 730.30 examination led two psychiatrists to conclude that he was competent to stand trial. We disagree.
The test of competency is whether the defendant " 'has sufficient present…
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