| People v Cecce |
| 2013 NY Slip Op 01769 [104 AD3d 1264] |
| March 15, 2013 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting
Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| As corrected through Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v
Jeremy M. Cecce, Appellant. |
—[*1]The case is held, the decision is reserved, the
motion to relieve counsel of assignment is granted and new counsel is to be assigned.
Memorandum: Defendant was convicted upon his plea of guilty of aggravated driving
while intoxicated as a felony (Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 1192 [2-a]; 1193
[1] [c] [i]), and driving while intoxicated as a felony (§§ 1192 [3]; 1193 [1]
[c] [i]), and was sentenced to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of
12/3 to 5 years. Defendant appealed and his assigned counsel now moves
to be relieved of the assignment on the ground that the appeal is frivolous (see People
v Crawford, 71 AD2d 38 [1979]). Upon our review of the record, we conclude that a
nonfrivolous issue exists as to the legality of the sentence (see Penal Law §
70.00 [2] [e]). We therefore relieve counsel of her assignment and assign new counsel to
brief this issue, as well as any other issues that counsel's review of the record may
disclose. (Appeal from Judgment of Ontario County Court, Craig J. Doran,
J.—Driving While Intoxicated). Present—Scudder, P.J., Peradotto, Carni,
Lindley and Whalen, JJ.