Legal Opinion
People v. Morgan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1995PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
The only issue that this Court can decide is whether the trial court abused its discretion as a matter of law in not granting defense counsel’s trial request for a new or updated examination of defendant’s competency to stand trial. After defendant’s arrest and before his trial, he was examined four different times over several month intervals to determine his competency (CPL 730.30 [1]). In November 1990, after the fourth examination, the trial court found him fit to proceed. At the outset of the jury…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. ArmlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. GenslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. GelikkayaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by186 opinions
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- People v. KeiserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. KinardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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