| People v Sowell |
| 2012 NY Slip Op 05446 [97 AD3d 609] |
| July 5, 2012 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Victor Sowell, Appellant. |
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Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Shulamit
Rosenblum Nemec of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, by permission, from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Chambers, J.), dated February 4, 2008, which denied that branch of his motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 which was to vacate a judgment of the same court (Kreindler, J.), rendered March 16, 1988, based upon alleged violations of his rights pursuant to Brady v Maryland (373 US 83 [1963]). Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), in which she moves to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute this appeal.
Ordered that the order is affirmed.
We are satisfied with the sufficiency of defense counsel's brief filed pursuant to Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), and we have also reviewed the defendant's pro se supplemental brief. Upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see Anders v California, 386 US 738 [1967]; 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., Eng, Belen and Austin, JJ., concur.