People v. Mead

The case is held, the decision is reserved, the motion to relieve counsel of assignment is granted and new counsel is to be assigned. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted upon his Alford plea of attempted assault in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 120.05 [2]). Defendant’s assigned appellate counsel has moved to be relieved of the assignment pursuant to People v Crawford (71 AD2d 38 [1979]). Our review of the record reveals a nonfrivolous issue regarding the validity of defendant’s plea, i.e., whether there was sufficient evidence of guilt in the record to support the Alford plea (see…