Opinion
2019-11469 Ind. No. 2404/18
10-13-2021
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. VINCENT C. (Anonymous), appellant.
Patricia Pazner, New York, N.Y. (Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant. Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Johnnette Traill and Christopher Blira–Koessler of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the brief), for respondent.
Patricia Pazner, New York, N.Y. (Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.
Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Johnnette Traill and Christopher Blira–Koessler of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the brief), for respondent.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., SYLVIA O. HINDS–RADIX, VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, LARA J. GENOVESI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lenora Gerald, J.), rendered September 4, 2019, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts), 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 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 from the judgment. 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 ).
MASTRO, J.P., HINDS–RADIX, BRATHWAITE NELSON and GENOVESI, JJ., concur.