People v. Rodriguez

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Greene County (Pulver, Jr., J.), entered May 31, 2005, which, inter alia, granted the People’s motion to reinstate defendant’s convictions of the crimes of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

After a jury trial, defendant appealed his convictions, arguing that County Court’s refusal to adjourn the trial had deprived him of his right to present the potential defense of mental dis*692ease or defect. This Court concluded that County Court had erred in denying defendant a reasonable period of time to explore…