It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [4]). Contrary to defendant's contention, Supreme Court did not err in failing sua sponte to order a competency hearing where, as here, nothing in the record raises a "`reasonable ground * * * to believe that the defendant...
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