Judgment and order affirmed.
On April 14, 1978, defendant, in the presence of counsel, voluntarily admitted that during a four-month period in 1976, he had abducted five Westchester girls, three of whom he had raped, sodomized or sexually abused. The youngest of defendant's victims was eight years of age. Prior to the entry of the guilty plea, the court, upon the request of defense counsel, ordered a competency hearing pursuant to CPL article 730. On appeal, defendant...
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