People v. Holcombe

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Appellant specifically waived assignment of counsel upon this appeal from his conviction and served a substantial brief pro se. Notwithstanding communications to the District Attorney of Yates County by this court inquiring when a brief would be filed, no brief was submitted and no argument was made by him. As we wrote in People v. Wright (22 A D 2d 754), “It is the duty of every District Attorney to conduct all prosecutions for crimes or offenses cognizable by the courts of the county for which he shall have been elected (County Law, § 700, subd.…