Legal Opinion
People v. Reason
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1975PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder and attempted murder after he stabbed two men on a Manhattan street in August of 1969. It appears that at various times throughout 1965, 1966 and 1967 the defendant had been hospitalized for mental illness. Upon arraignment the court ordered that he be examined to determine his mental capacity to stand trial. The psychiatrists reported that the defendant was not mentally incapacitated and the court confirmed the report.
Two years later the case came to trial. At that time the defendant insisted on representing himself and declined the court’s suggestion…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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