People v. Riggins

• Decision Date: 29 June 2010
• Parties: The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Dwayne RIGGINS, appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

903 N.Y.S.2d 259
74 A.D.3d 1368

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,
v.
Dwayne RIGGINS, appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

June 29, 2010.

Kenneth Lyle Bunting, White Plains, N.Y., for appellant.

Janet DiFiore, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Richard Longworth Hecht and Anthony J. Servino of counsel; Justin L. Tolbert on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Molea, J.), rendered August 21, 2008, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

We have reviewed the record and agree with the defendant's assigned counsel that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel

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is granted ( see Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493; People v. Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631, 387 N.Y.S.2d 399; cf. People v. Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606, 419 N.Y.S.2d 913, 393 N.E.2d 987).

FISHER, J.P., SANTUCCI, ANGIOLILLO, HALL and LOTT, JJ., concur.