Justine M. Luongo, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Whitney Robinson of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Alan Gadlin of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Melissa C. Jackson, J.), rendered October 29, 2015, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of burglary in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of three to six years, held in abeyance, application by assigned counsel to withdraw is denied without prejudice to renewal, and counsel is directed to communicate with defendant regarding this application for relief under People v Saunders (52 AD2d 833 [1st Dept 1976]).

Counsel has not provided any indication that she communicated to defendant the substance and expected consequences of counsel's Saunders brief and advised him of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief. Concur—Renwick, J.P., Friedman, Singh, Shulman, Higgitt, JJ.