Opinion
2011-10-18
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,v.Kenneth LOWMAN, appellant.
Steven C. Davidson, White Plains, N.Y., for appellant.Janet DiFiore, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Laurie Sapakoff and Richard Longworth Hecht of counsel; Andrew W. Buder on the brief), for respondent.
Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the County Court, Westchester County (Colangelo, J.), both rendered August 30, 2010, convicting him of attempted robbery in the third degree under
S.C.I. No. 10–00249 and attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree under S.C.I. No. 10–00572, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, in which he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.
ORDERED that the judgments are affirmed.
We have reviewed the record and agree with the defendant's assigned counsel that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is granted ( see Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493; People v. Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631, 387 N.Y.S.2d 399; cf. People v. Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606, 419 N.Y.S.2d 913, 393 N.E.2d 987).
DILLON, J.P., DICKERSON, LEVENTHAL, AUSTIN and MILLER, JJ., concur.