People v. Williams

• Decision Date: 30 November 2022
• Docket Number: 2022–01506,S.C.I. No. 1207/21
• Parties: The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Victor WILLIAMS, appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

210 A.D.3d 1115

177 N.Y.S.3d 492 (Mem)

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,

v.Victor WILLIAMS, appellant.

2022–01506

S.C.I. No. 1207/21

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Submitted—October 26, 2022

November 30, 2022

Thomas R. Villecco, Jericho, NY, for appellant.

Anne T. Donnelly, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Monica M.C. Leiter and Autumn S. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.

MARK C. DILLON, J.P., LINDA CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM G. FORD, JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Helene F. Gugerty, J.), rendered October 22, 2021, convicting him of criminal possession of a firearm, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, 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 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, 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 A.D.3d 252, 931 N.Y.S.2d 676 ; People v. Paige, 54 A.D.2d 631, 387 N.Y.S.2d 399 ; cf. People v. Gonzalez, 47 N.Y.2d 606, 419 N.Y.S.2d 913, 393 N.E.2d 987 ).

DILLON, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, FORD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.