Legal Opinion
People v. Gensler
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1988PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Defendant, by plea of guilty, was convicted of several felonies, including robbery and assault in the second degree, and the Appellate Division affirmed. The issue is whether reversible error was committed by the trial court’s refusal to conduct, sua sponte, a competency-to-stand-trial hearing after the Director of Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center certified defendant as competent.
At his arraignment and at the request of his counsel, defendant was ordered to undergo a competency examination pursuant to CPL 730.30 because of the unusual occurrences leading up to…
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