PEOPLE v. DI PIAZZA


24 N.Y.2d 342 (1969)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Benedict X. DiPiazza, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Shaffer for appellant.

Albert W. Schneider, District Attorney, for respondent.

Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN concur.


Chief Judge FULD.

Indicted for murder in the first degree in September of 1964, the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and, upon motion by his counsel, he was committed to Marcy State Hospital for a mental examination pursuant to section 658 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The two psychiatrists who examined him, pursuant to section 662, found him capable of understanding the charges against...

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