People v Damas, 2020 NY Slip Op 06541 [188 AD3d 907]

November 12, 2020

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Fernando Damas, Appellant.

Martin Geoffrey Goldberg, Franklin Square, NY, for appellant.

Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Tammy J. Smiley of counsel; Matthew C. Frankel on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Fran Ricigliano, J.), rendered January 8, 2019, convicting him of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth 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 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 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]). Dillon, J.P., Austin, Roman, Hinds-Radix and Christopher, JJ., concur..