Legal Opinion

People v. Casiano

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 3, 1986PublishedCited by 145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order should be reversed and the matter remitted to *907the Appellate Division for a de nova consideration of defendant’s appeal.

Several nonfrivolous issues can be identified in the record of the trial court proceedings which resulted in defendant’s conviction. Nevertheless, his assigned appellate counsel filed an Anders/Saunders brief (see, Anders v California, 386 US 738; People v Saunders, 52 AD2d 833), claiming that the appeal was frivolous. He did so without (a) consulting with defendant or (b) analyzing the issues presented by the record. Although the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. SaundersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

3Cited by145 opinions

  1. In re Giovanni S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. BachertNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. LeFroisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. De La HozAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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