New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Leonard Francabandera
March 28, 197433 N.Y.2d 429
Summary
The Court held that the defendant's retrograde amnesia does not make him an "incapacitated person" under CPL 730.10 and therefore he was fit to stand trial. Accordingly, the guilty plea entered after the fitness finding was deemed voluntary and the conviction affirmed.