PEOPLE v. BOATWRIGHT


293 A.D.2d 286 (2002)

740 N.Y.S.2d 51

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DAVID BOATWRIGHT, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided April 4, 2002.


Defendant expressly waived his right to present a psychiatric defense where, in the presence of defendant, defense counsel unequivocally stated on the record that defendant did not intend to present a psychiatric defense in this case and that counsel had concluded, after reviewing all the psychiatric reports in this case, that to pursue such a defense would be unwise (cf., People v Petrovich, 87 N.Y.2d 961). In light of this waiver...

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