Opinion
2011-10-18
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,v.Jay RUDY, appellant.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), for appellant.Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., District Attorney, Staten Island, N.Y. (Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Collini, J.), rendered September 10, 2009, convicting him of forgery 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, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, in which she moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.
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, 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).
RIVERA, J.P., FLORIO, ENG, HALL and COHEN, JJ., concur.