Legal Opinion
People v. Wright
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: When this appeal was previously before our court (People v Wright, 105 AD2d 1088), we reserved decision and remitted the matter to the Monroe County Court for a hearing "to reconstruct defendant’s mental capacity at the time of trial by means of contemporaneous observations and records.” Following the reconstruction hearing, the court concluded that "the evidence adduced showed defendant was competent in the months preceding trial and at the time of trial.” We agree that the People met their burden of proving defendant’s competence by a fair preponderance of the evidence (see,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ArmlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. SantosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. TerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. BeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. MarasaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. DugginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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