PEOPLE v. MORGAN


87 N.Y.2d 878 (1995)

662 N.E.2d 260

638 N.Y.S.2d 942

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tyrone Morgan, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrienne Hale, New York City, and Daniel L. Greenberg for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney of Queens County, Kew Gardens (Emil Bricker and Steven J. Chananie of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur; Judge SMITH dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The only issue that this Court can decide is whether the trial court abused its discretion as a matter of law in not granting defense counsel's trial request for a new or updated examination of defendant's competency to stand trial. After defendant's arrest and before his trial, he was examined four different times over several month intervals to...

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