People v Washington, 2018 NY Slip Op 08513 [167 AD3d 784]

December 12, 2018

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Bernard Washington, Appellant.

Arza R. Feldman, Uniondale, NY (Steven A. Feldman of counsel), for appellant.

Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., District Attorney, White Plains, NY (Jennifer Spencer of counsel), for respondent (no brief filed).

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Helen Blackwood, J.), rendered August 16, 2017, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), 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 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 id. ; 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.P., Miller, Duffy and LaSalle, JJ., concur..