People v. Moloney

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department affirmed a judgment convicting John Moloney Jr. upon his guilty plea to criminal contempt in the first degree. The court granted appellate counsel's application to be relieved of the assignment after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.

Holdings

1. Appellate counsel may be relieved of the assignment when review of the record and counsel's brief establishes that there are no nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal.
2. The judgment convicting defendant upon his guilty plea and imposing the agreed-upon sentence is affirmed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether appellate counsel should be relieved of the assignment because the record presented no nonfrivolous issues.
2. Whether the judgment of conviction should be affirmed.

Disposition

affirmed