Opinion
2001-09989
Submitted March 5, 2003.
March 31, 2003.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), rendered November 9, 2001, convicting him of rape in the first degree and aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ethel P. Ross, Rye, N.Y., for appellant.
Francis D. Phillips II, District Attorney, Goshen, N.Y. (David R. Huey of counsel), for respondent.
Before: MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, J.P., NANCY E. SMITH, DANIEL F. LUCIANO, THOMAS A. ADAMS, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment is 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; People v. Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631; cf. People v. Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606).
ALTMAN, J.P., SMITH, LUCIANO, ADAMS and COZIER, JJ., concur.