People v. Mendez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenblatt, J.

After an argument, defendant killed her boyfriend with a kitchen knife, resulting in her conviction for manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. We are confronted with the question of her competency to stand trial, given her long history of mental illness and hospitalizations.

Supreme Court ordered competency examinations in which defendant was examined by three psychiatrists, all of whom declared defendant competent to undergo trial. After a hearing, the court ordered the case to trial, determining that the…