People v Reyes, 2019 NY Slip Op 02562 [171 AD3d 801]

April 3, 2019

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Alberto Reyes, Appellant.

Andrew E. MacAskill, Westbury, NY, for appellant.

Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Sarah S. Rabinowitz of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Robert G. Bogle, J.), rendered September 29, 2017, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel 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 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. ; People v Murray , 169 AD3d 227 [2d Dept 2019]; 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..