Opinion
09-21-2017
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nigel V. REEVES, Appellant.
Justin C. Brusgul, Voorheesville, for appellant. P. David Soares, District Attorney, Albany (Christopher D. Horn of counsel), for respondent.
Justin C. Brusgul, Voorheesville, for appellant.
P. David Soares, District Attorney, Albany (Christopher D. Horn of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Lynch, J.), rendered February 4, 2016, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
Defendant was charged by indictment with 33 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and conspiracy in the fifth degree. In satisfaction of all charges, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree as charged in count 2. Defendant waived his right to appeal and signed a written appeal waiver in open court. Consistent with the plea agreement, he was sentenced, as an admitted second felony offender, to a prison term of 2 ½ to 5 years. Defendant appeals.
Appellate counsel seeks to be relieved of his assignment of representing defendant on the ground that there are no nonfrivolous issues to be raised on appeal. Based upon our review of the record and counsel's brief, we agree. Therefore, the judgment is affirmed and counsel's request for leave to withdraw is granted (see People v. Cruwys, 113 A.D.2d 979, 980, 493 N.Y.S.2d 653 [1985], lv. denied 67 N.Y.2d 650, 499 N.Y.S.2d 1046, 490 N.E.2d 562 [1986] ; see generally People v. Stokes, 95 N.Y.2d 633, 722 N.Y.S.2d 217, 744 N.E.2d 1153 [2001] ).
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, and application to be relieved of assignment granted.
PETERS, P.J., McCARTHY, GARRY, DEVINE and CLARK, JJ., concur.