| People v Griffiths |
| 2025 NYSlipOp 06726 [244 AD3d 753] |
| December 3, 2025 |
| 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 David Griffiths, Appellant. |
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Anna Jouravleva of counsel), for appellant.
Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill, Charles T. Pollak, and Rahul K. Sukesh of counsel), for respondent.
Attorney and Client - Withdrawal from Representation - Sufficiency of Brief
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Toni M. Cimino, J.), rendered September 6, 2022, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of weapon in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), in which she 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 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.; People v Giese, 221 AD3d 912 [2023]; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d 252 [2011]). Barros, J.P., Christopher, Landicino and Love, JJ., concur.