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People v. Portis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Dec 23, 2020
2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 7995 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)

Opinion

KA 13-01965.

12-23-2020

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. ANDRE J. PORTIS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.


PRESENT: (Filed Dec. 23, 2020.)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

The case is held, the decision is reserved, the motion to relieve counsel of assignment is granted and new counsel is to be assigned. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted upon a guilty plea of attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 170.30), and was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of two to four years. Defendant's assigned appellate counsel has moved to be relieved of the assignment pursuant to People v Crawford (71 AD2d 38 [4th Dept 1979]). However, upon a review of the record we conclude that nonfrivolous issues exist with respect to whether defendant's plea was knowing, voluntary and intelligent, whether the court providently exercised its discretion in denying defendant's requests to vacate his plea and for the appointment of new counsel, and whether defendant's waiver of the right to appeal was valid. Therefore, we relieve counsel of her assignment and assign new counsel to brief these issues, as well as any other issues that counsel's review of the record may disclose. (Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Melchor E. Castro, A.J. - Attempted Criminal Possession Forged Instrument, 1st Degree).


Summaries of

People v. Portis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Dec 23, 2020
2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 7995 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)
Case details for

People v. Portis

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. ANDRE J. PORTIS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 23, 2020

Citations

2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 7995 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)