People v. Betty Y.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Matthew J. D’Emic, J.

The defendant stands indicted for criminal possession of a *580controlled substance in the third degree. On January 31, 2013, she was examined pursuant to court order under CPL 730.30 (2) by two psychiatric examiners and found unfit to proceed to trial in that she “did not appear psychiatrically stable enough to form a working relationship with counsel, maintain proper courtroom demeanor or withstand the stress of trial.” As a result, the examining doctors recommend “continued mental health treatment as well as legal education in the interest of restoring…