PEOPLE v. ARVELO


16 A.D.3d 128 (2005)

790 N.Y.S.2d 127

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERTO ARVELO, Appellant.

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

March 3, 2005.


The record establishes that defendant was mentally competent at the time of his plea and sentence (see Pate v Robinson, 383 U.S. 375 [1966]). Shortly before the plea, defendant was examined pursuant to CPL article 730 and the doctors' finding of competency was confirmed by the plea court on consent. In addition, there had been a long history of competency proceedings in this case, including a thorough competency hearing held less than...

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