Legal Opinion
People v. Claron
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Benjamin Altman, J.
Can the chief psychiatrist of the Psychiatric Prison Service err in his initial examination of the defendant? This is the issue the court will examine.
*842The defendant has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree (Penal Law, §§ 110, 125.25), robbery in the first degree (Penal Law, § 160.15), and assault in the second degree (Penal Law, § 120.05). She moves to controvert a finding of fitness to proceed.
The factual situation is as follows:
The defendant, found to be mildly mentally retarded with an I.Q. of 60, was intially examined on July 16,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People ex rel. Butler v. McNeillNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. CarusoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. LuxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- People v. CarlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. LuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. BollingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985