Title: The People v. Juan Rivera

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 86  SSM 53
The People &c.,
            Respondent,
        v.
Juan Rivera, 
            Appellant.
Submitted by appellant, pro se.
Submitted by Timothy C. Stone, for respondent.
New York County Lawyers' Association, amicus curiae.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant has not demonstrated the absence of a
legitimate explanation for his appellate counsel's failure to
brief the issue whether his guilty plea should be vacated under
People v Catu (4 NY3d 242 [2005]) (see People v Borrell, 12 NY3d
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SSM No. 53
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365, 369 [2009]; People v Rivera, 71 NY2d 705, 709 [1988]). 
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges
Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided February 18, 2010