Summary
The Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the judgment of Supreme Court, New York County, convicting Joshua McDaniels-Payne. The court granted assigned counsel's application to withdraw under Anders v. California, concluding that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues, and stated the procedure for seeking leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department
Jurisdiction
New York
Decision date
March 12, 2020
Docket number
11266; 1054/16
Disposition
affirmed
Questions Presented
- Whether appointed appellate counsel should be permitted to withdraw under Anders v. California because the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues.
- Whether the judgment of Supreme Court, New York County, should be affirmed.
Holdings
- Counsel's application to withdraw was granted because the court agreed that there were no nonfrivolous points that could be raised on appeal.
- The judgment of Supreme Court, New York County, rendered October 4, 2017, was unanimously affirmed.
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