Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eugene Lynch, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-12-18
Citations: 112 A.D.3d 848
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eugene Lynch, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 848–849

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eugene Lynch, Appellant.
[976 NYS2d 670]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Zambelli, J.), rendered June 26, 2012, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]), in which she moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.
Ordered that the motion of Yvonne Shivers for leave to withdraw as counsel is granted, and she is directed to turn over all papers in her possession to new counsel assigned herein; and it is further,
Ordered that Steven A. Feldman, Esq., 626 RXR Plaza, West Tower, 6th Floor, Uniondale, N.Y., 11556, is assigned as counsel to perfect the appeal; and it is further,
Ordered that the respondent is directed to furnish a copy of the certified transcript of the proceedings to the appellant's new assigned counsel; and it is further,
Ordered that new counsel shall serve and file a brief on behalf of the appellant within 90 days of the date of this decision and order on motion and the respondent shall serve and file its brief within 30 days after the brief on behalf of the appellant is served and filed. By prior decision and order on motion of this Court dated October 1, 2012, the appellant was granted leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, with the appeal to be heard on the original papers, including a certified transcript of the proceedings, and on the briefs of the parties, who were directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other.
The brief submitted by the appellant's counsel pursuant to Anders v California (386 US 738 [1967]) is deficient because it fails to adequately analyze potential appellate issues or highlight facts in the record that might arguably support the appeal (see People v Singleton, 101 AD3d 909, 910 [2012]; People v Ovalle, 99 AD3d 1023, 1024 [2012]; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d 252, 256 [2011]). Since the brief does not demonstrate that assigned counsel fulfilled her obligations under Anders v California, we must assign new counsel to represent the appellant (see People v McNair, 110 AD3d 742 [2013]; People v Abdul, 102 AD3d 976, 976 [2013]; People v Singleton, 101 AD3d at 910; People v Ovalle, 99 AD3d at 1024; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d at 258). Angiolillo, J.E, Hall, Roman and Cohen, JJ., concur.