People v. Wright

Judgment affirmed. Appellant specifically waived assignment of counsel upon this appeal. Memorandum: It is regrettable, and difficult to understand why, the District Attorney neither submitted a brief nor appeared for argument on this appeal from a conviction after trial on a serious felony charge. 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. 1). We feel this requires that he file a brief stating his position concerning an appeal taken by a…