Opinion
No. 2012–2531 Q CR.
12-31-2015
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Oscar CRUZ, Appellant.
Opinion
Appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Dorothy Chin–Brandt, J.), rendered September 24, 2012. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the third degree. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v. California (386 U.S. 738 [1967] ), in which he seeks leave to withdraw as counsel.
ORDERED that the judgment of conviction is affirmed.
We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by defendant's assigned counsel pursuant to Anders v. California (386 U.S. 738 [1967] ), and, upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see id.; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 A.D.3d 252 [2011]; People v. Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631 [1976]; cf. People v. Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606 [1979] ).
ELLIOT, J.P., PESCE and SOLOMON, JJ., concur.