Legal Opinion
People v. Schaffer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 8, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the People from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Corso, J.), dated May 25, 1993, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment in the furtherance of justice pursuant to CPL 210.40.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment is denied, the indictment is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings.
The defendant was charged in the indictment with a felony. At a hearing on the issue of the defendant’s competency to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. SaundersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- New York City Human Resources Administration v. CareyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. VillanuevaNew York Supreme Court · 1988
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Lovell v. GoodmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. Betty Y.New York Supreme Court · 2013