Judgment affirmed.
At the inception of a hearing to suppress defendant's incriminating statements, defense counsel requested an examination of defendant, pursuant to CPL 730.30, to determine defendant's fitness to proceed. Criminal Term did not abuse its discretion when it denied the application. "The law of this State is well settled that a defendant is not entitled, as a matter of right, to have the question of his capacity to stand trial passed upon before the...
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