People v. Richardson

120 A.D.3d 720, 990 N.Y.S.2d 866, 2014 NY Slip Op 05906, 2014 WL 4085825, 2014 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5836

Opinion

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Gulotta, Jr., J.), rendered March 1, 2013, convicting her of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), 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 US 738 [1967]), 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 Anders v California, 386 US 738 [1967]; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d 252 [2011]; People v Paige, 54 AD2d 631 [1976]; cf. People v Gonzalez, 47 NY2d 606 [1979]).

Mastro, J.E, Lott, Austin and Duffy, JJ., concur.