Opinion
March 8, 1991
Appeal from the Wayne County Court, Parenti, J.
Present — Denman, J.P., Boomer, Pine, Lawton and Davis, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of attempted murder in the second degree. He argues that the court erred in accepting the plea without sua sponte ordering a competency hearing pursuant to CPL article 730. We disagree. The record discloses that defendant had a rational and factual understanding of the proceeding (see, People v McGarrity, 130 A.D.2d 793, lv denied 70 N.Y.2d 714), and defendant stated that he had fully discussed the matter with his attorney. Considering that no history of irrational behavior was shown, that defendant's demeanor was appropriate, and that there were no prior medical opinions on competency to stand trial (see, People v Arnold, 113 A.D.2d 101, 103), we find no objective evidence requiring the court to order a competency hearing (see, People v Bancroft, 110 A.D.2d 773).
We have examined defendant's remaining arguments on appeal and find them to be lacking in merit.