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People v. Grant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 30, 1992
188 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

December 30, 1992

Appeal from the Cattaraugus County Court, Kelly, J.

Present — Boomer, J.P., Pine, Lawton, Boehm and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that his conviction of sexual abuse in the first degree and attempted rape in the first degree was against the weight of the evidence. Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we conclude that the trier of fact gave "the evidence the weight it should be accorded" (People v Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). Defendant also contends that the court sua sponte should have inquired into his fitness to proceed to trial. Although at the time of trial defendant was taking Dilantin and phenobarbital to control his epilepsy, there is no basis in the record to conclude that defendant was incompetent to stand trial (see, People v Telehany, 186 A.D.2d 1068; People v Ross, 185 A.D.2d 661; People v Swan, 158 A.D.2d 158, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 991).


Summaries of

People v. Grant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 30, 1992
188 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. Grant

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DESMONT D. GRANT…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Dec 30, 1992

Citations

188 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
592 N.Y.S.2d 206