People v. Valentin

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered October 12, 2006, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of assault in the first degree.

Resolving a five-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree and was thereafter sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement to 12 years in prison and five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals.

Defendant’s appellate counsel seeks to be relieved of his assignment on the ground that there are no nonfrivolous issues to be advanced on appeal. Based upon our…