People v Morrone, 2022 NY Slip Op 06718 [210 AD3d 1009]

November 23, 2022

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Oona Morrone, Appellant.

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and William H. Branigan of counsel; Gianna Gambino on the brief), for respondent.

Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Michelle Johnson, J., at pleas; Bruna L. DiBiase, J., at sentences), both rendered February 5, 2020, convicting her of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree under Superior Court information No. 1553/19, and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree under Superior Court information No. 1554/19, upon her pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences. 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 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]), and, 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]). Dillon, J.P., Christopher, Ford and Taylor, JJ., concur..