Pursuant to CPL 730.30, an order of examination was issued to determine whether the defendant was an "incapacitated person"; that is, whether the defendant as a result of mental disease or defect lacks capacity to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his own defense (CPL 730.10, subd 1).
A hearing was held on April 1 and 2, 1976, to determine whether the defendant...
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