Opinion
2014-04433 Ind. No. 13-00172.
03-23-2016
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Pedro SANTANA, appellant.
Alexander Ayoub, White Plains, N.Y., for appellant. James A. McCarty, Acting District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Jennifer Spencer and Laurie Sapakoff of counsel), for respondent.
Alexander Ayoub, White Plains, N.Y., for appellant.
James A. McCarty, Acting District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Jennifer Spencer and Laurie Sapakoff of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Neary, J.), rendered July 17, 2013, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance 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 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, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, 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, 931 N.Y.S.2d 676; 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).
BALKIN, J.P., AUSTIN, SGROI and LaSALLE, JJ., concur.