Opinion
09-28-2017
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John VADAKIN, Appellant.
Kathryn S. Dell, Troy, for appellant, and appellant pro se. Joel E. Abelove, District Attorney, Troy (Vincent J. O'Neill of counsel), for respondent.
Kathryn S. Dell, Troy, for appellant, and appellant pro se.
Joel E. Abelove, District Attorney, Troy (Vincent J. O'Neill of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, J.), rendered February 17, 2015, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (four counts).
Defendant was charged in an indictment with five counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. In satisfaction thereof, he pleaded guilty to four of these counts and waived his right to appeal, both orally and in writing. In accordance with the terms of the plea agreement, County Court sentenced defendant on each count to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of postrelease supervision, to run concurrently. Defendant appeals.
Appellate counsel seeks to be relieved of her assignment of representing defendant on the ground that there are no nonfrivolous issues to be raised on appeal. Based upon our review of the record, counsel's brief and defendant's pro se submission, we agree. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed and counsel's request for leave to withdraw is granted (see People v. Cruwys, 113 A.D.2d 979, 980, 493 N.Y.S.2d 653 [1985], lv. denied 67 N.Y.2d 650, 499 N.Y.S.2d 1046, 490 N.E.2d 562 [1986] ; see generally People v. Stokes, 95 N.Y.2d 633, 722 N.Y.S.2d 217, 744 N.E.2d 1153 [2001] ).
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, and application to be relieved of assignment granted.
PETERS, P.J., McCARTHY, DEVINE, CLARK and MULVEY, JJ., concur.