People v. Rogers

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered on May 3, 1988, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the second degree and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of from 2 to 4 years, is unanimously affirmed.

There is no merit to defendant’s claim that the Supreme Court abused its discretion by not ordering a hearing sua sponte pursuant to CPL 730.30 to determine whether he was competent to enter a plea of guilty. Neither the defense nor the prosecution requested a competency hearing, and the court properly concluded that there was no…