People v. Kestin

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldman, J.), rendered February 10, 1984, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant’s applications at trial and at sentencing for further psychiatric examinations pursuant to CPL article 730 in order to determine his competency. Such an examination had been conducted 10 months prior to the commencement of the trial, at which time the defendant was found fit to proceed.…