People v Rogers
2006 NY Slip Op 07386 [33 AD3d 732]
October 10, 2006
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, December 13, 2006


The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Andre Rogers, Appellant.

[*1]Application by the appellant pro se for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this Court dated June 6, 2005 (People v Rogers, 19 AD3d 437 [2005]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered February 6, 2003.

Ordered that the appellant is granted leave to serve and file a brief on the issues of whether trial counsel became a witness against the defendant when he submitted his pro se motion pursuant to CPL 330.30, and whether the trial court should have assigned him a new attorney in connection with CPL 330.30 motion; and it is further,

Ordered that pursuant to County Law § 722, the following named attorney is assigned as counsel: Joseph Faraguna, Esq. P.O. Box 122 Sag Harbor, N.Y. 11963, and it is further,

Ordered that assigned counsel shall serve and file a brief expeditiously in accordance with this court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 670.1 et seq.) and written directions; and it is further, [*2]

Ordered that the application is held in abeyance in the interim. Krausman, J.P., Fisher, Lifson and Covello, JJ., concur.