People v. India

The issue on this appeal is whether a defendant who has been examined by court-appointed psychiatrists and found competent to stand trial is entitled under the Constitution to the appointment, at State expense, of an independent psychiatrist to assist with the preparation and presentation of his defense.

We hold that the court-ordered psychiatric examination, which found the defendant competent, adequately protected his rights and that, in the circumstances of this case, the defendant had no additional right under the Constitution to the appointment of another psychiatrist for his exclusive…