People v. Byrd

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Hudson, J.), rendered January 10, 2012, convicting him of kidnapping in the second 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 he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.

Ordered that the motion of Robert C. Mitchell for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant is granted, and he is directed to turn over all papers in his possession to the appellant’s new counsel assigned…