Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Norman J. Charnock, III, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-07-13
Citations: 163 A.D.2d 872
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Norman J. Charnock, III, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 163
Pages: 872–872

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Norman J. Charnock, III, Appellant.

Opinion:
Case held, decision reserved, motion to relieve counsel's assignment granted, and new counsel to be assigned. Memorandum: Defendant's attorney has moved to be relieved as assigned counsel pursuant to People v Crawford (71 AD2d 38) on the ground that no nonfrivolous issues exist on the appeal. Defendant, in his supplemental pro se brief, has raised the issue of legal insufficiency of the evidence, and we find that issue to be nonfrivolous. Accordingly, we relieve counsel of his assignment and assign new counsel to file a substantive brief addressing that issue and any others that counsel's review of the record may disclose (see, People v Casiano, 67 NY2d 906; People v Cummings, 162 AD2d 943). (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Rossetti, J.—criminal possession of a weapon, third degree.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Denman, Green, Pine and Balio, JJ.