People v Register, 2022 NY Slip Op 01182 [202 AD3d 1108]

February 23, 2022

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Gregory Register, Appellant.

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

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott of counsel; Lorrie Zinno on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Evelyn L. Braun, J., at plea; Bruna L. DiBiase, J., at sentence), rendered October 3, 2019, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth 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 from the judgment. 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]). Barros, J.P., Rivera, Wooten and Dowling, JJ., concur..