Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 7, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered August 14, 1986, convicting him of attempted robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find that the Supreme Court properly concluded, after a hearing, that the defendant was competent to stand trial (see, CPL art 730). The defendant’s specific contention that he "must be competent, independent of medication”, before he can be found fit to stand trial, is without merit (see, People v Parsons, 82 Misc 2d 1090, 1092; see…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. GenslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. PicozziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. Parsons, New York County Courts1975
- People v. GenslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. CoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. SavonaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994