People v. Felder

State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: March 19, 2015 105995 ________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DANIEL FELDER, Appellant. ________________________________ Calendar Date: January 20, 2015 Before: Peters, P.J., Rose, Egan Jr. and Devine, JJ. __________ David M. Abbatoy Jr., Rochester, for appellant. Karen A. Heggen, District Attorney, Ballston Spa (Ann C. Sullivan of counsel), for respondent. __________ Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Scarano, J.), rendered April 26, 2013, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted assault in the second degree. Defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted assault in the second degree as charged in a superior court information. Under the terms of the plea agreement, he was to waive his right to appeal and be sentenced as a second felony offender to 1½ to 3 years in prison. Defendant signed a written waiver of his right to appeal and was subsequently sentenced in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement. He now appeals. Appellate counsel seeks to be relieved of his assignment of representing defendant on the ground that there are no -2- 105995 nonfrivolous issues to be raised on appeal. Upon reviewing the record and counsel's brief, we agree. Therefore, the judgment is affirmed and counsel's request for leave to withdraw is granted (see People v Cruwys, 113 AD2d 979, 980 [1985], lv denied 67 NY2d 650 [1986]; see generally People v Stokes, 95 NY2d 633 [2001]). Peters, P.J., Rose, Egan Jr. and Devine, JJ., concur. ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, and application to be relieved of assignment granted. ENTER: Robert D. Mayberger Clerk of the Court