Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1995PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the case remitted to that Court for consideration of the facts (CPL 470.25 [2] [d]; 470.40 [2] [b]) and issues raised but not considered on the appeal to that Court.
The question presented is whether defendant was improperly denied the right to be present when his counsel moved, in his absence, to withdraw a prior motion to controvert the findings of competency by medical experts who had examined defendant at the court’s request, pursuant to CPL 730.30, and joined in the People’s motion to confirm those…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. VelascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. ArmlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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