People v Martin, 2018 NY Slip Op 07453 [166 AD3d 653]

November 7, 2018

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Anthony Martin, Appellant.

Paul Skip Laisure, New York, NY (Lynn W. L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, and Eric C. Washer of counsel; Deanna Russo on the brief), for respondent.

Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Richard L. Buchter, J.), both rendered July 30, 2012, convicting him of identity theft in the first degree under indictment No. 1767/11 and identity theft in the first degree under indictment No. 1769/11, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences. 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 judgments are 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]). Upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on the appeals. 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]). Balkin, J.P., Chambers, Roman, Maltese and Connolly, JJ., concur..