People v. Williams

State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: April 14, 2016 106658 ________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JENNIFER WILLIAMS, Appellant. ________________________________ Calendar Date: February 23, 2016 Before: McCarthy, J.P., Garry, Rose and Devine, JJ. __________ Martin J. McGuinness, Saratoga Springs, for appellant. Andrew J. Wylie, Special Prosecutor, Plattsburgh, for respondent. __________ Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main Jr., J.), rendered March 3, 2014, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree. In satisfaction of a multicount indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree, waived her right to appeal and was sentenced, as a second felony offender, in accordance with the plea agreement to the minimum prison term of 1½ to 3 years. Defendant now appeals. Appellate counsel seeks to be relieved of his assignment of representing defendant on the ground that there are no nonfrivolous issues to be raised on appeal. Based upon our review of the record, we agree. Therefore, the judgment is -2- 106658 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]). McCarthy, J.P., Garry, Rose 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