People v Brown

People v Brown 2021 NY Slip Op 00786 Decided on February 5, 2021 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on February 5, 2021
PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, TROUTMAN, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ. (Filed Feb. 5, 2021.)
KA 17-00106.

[*1]THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

v

MIKE A. BROWN, ALSO KNOWN AS MICHAEL A. BROWN, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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 a guilty plea of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 220.16 [1]), and was sentenced to a determinate term of imprisonment of 4½ years and 2½ years of postrelease supervision. Defendant's assigned appellate counsel has moved to be relieved of the assignment pursuant to People v Crawford (71 AD2d 38 [4th Dept 1979]). However, a nonfrivolous issue exists as to whether defendant's waiver of the right to appeal was valid. Therefore, we relieve counsel of his 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 Monroe County Court, Victoria M. Argento, J. - Attempted Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree).