Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William James Hensler, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-05-04
Citations: 30 N.Y.2d 771
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William James Hensler, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William James Hensler, Appellant.
Submitted May 1, 1972;
decided May 4, 1972.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted to the extent indicated. Return of remittitur requested and, upon return, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Whether the rights of the defendant under the Fourteenth Amendment were denied. The defendant urged that his rights thereunder were violated by reason of the trial court's erroneous statement that he had received a psychiatric examination and was competent to stand trial. The Court of Appeals held that there was no denial of the defendant's constitutional tights. (See 30 N Y 2d 659.)