The record shows that in addition to defendant's request for a medical examination, the court was informed that there was pending against defendant a charge for possession of drugs. Accordingly, a medical examination was mandatory pursuant to section 207 of the Mental Hygiene Law which requires such examination where a defendant is charged with a drug offense or "shall state, indicate or show symptoms, or it otherwise appears, that he is a narcotic addict", and sentence may...
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