Legal Opinion
People v. Martin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 11, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Erlbaum, J.), rendered March 14, 2000, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the People failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was fit to stand trial. “Where the hearing court is presented with conflicting evidence of competency, great deference will be accorded its findings” (People v Orama, 150 AD2d 505, 506). We find no basis to disturb the hearing court’s determination,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. HansenNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. TinsleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. MunizNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. OramaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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