Legal Opinion
People v. Peterson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum. Order of the Appellate Division reversed, the judgment vacated, and a new trial ordered. The trial court abused its discretion by denying several applications for a psychiatric examination of defendant’s capacity to stand trial (CPL 730.30, subd 1). At trial, defendant made several incoherent outbursts, which, taken together, placed defendant’s competence in doubt. The District Attorney concedes that there should be a hearing to determine defendant’s competence at trial, but resists the ordering of a new trial. A new trial must be ordered because with the passage of time, it has…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- People v. WhisbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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- People v. GaleaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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