People v John Bernardez

People v Bernardez 2004 NY Slip Op 05796 [9 AD3d 372] July 6, 2004 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, September 22, 2004

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
John Bernardez, Appellant.

—[*1]Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), rendered April 14, 1998, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We have reviewed the record and agree with the defendant's assigned counsel that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is granted (see Anders v California, 386 US 738 [1967]; People v Paige, 54 AD2d 631 [1976]; cf. People v Gonzalez, 47 NY2d 606 [1979]). Florio, J.P., Krausman, Townes, Mastro and Fisher, JJ., concur.