Opinion
No. 2021-07224
10-25-2023
The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Selvin Penate, appellant.
Thomas J. Butler, Melville, NY, for appellant. Anne T. Donnelly, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Cristin N. Connell of counsel; Matthew C. Frankel on the brief), for respondent.
Thomas J. Butler, Melville, NY, for appellant.
Anne T. Donnelly, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Cristin N. Connell of counsel; Matthew C. Frankel on the brief), for respondent.
COLLEEN D. DUFFY, J.P., LINDA CHRISTOPHER, LILLIAN WAN, CARL J. LANDICINO, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Robert A. McDonald, J., at plea; Robert G. Bogle, J., at sentence), rendered April 28, 2021, convicting him of forcible touching and criminal contempt in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 U.S. 738), in which he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by the defendant's assigned counsel pursuant to Anders v California (386 U.S. 738), 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; People v Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631; cf. People v Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606).
DUFFY, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, WAN and LANDICINO, JJ., concur.