PEOPLE v. PETROVICH


87 N.Y.2d 961 (1996)

664 N.E.2d 503

641 N.Y.S.2d 592

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Oliver Petrovich, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart E. Sterk, New York City, for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney of Nassau County, Mineola (John F. McGlynn and Peter A. Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of murdering his parents. His defense was predicated on the theory that at the time of the crime defendant suffered from a mental disease or defect which deprived him of the capacity to appreciate the criminal consequences of his conduct. After both sides rested, the court inquired whether defendant wanted...

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