Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 4, 2016, 1781 1645/07 (People v. Simmons)

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Larry Stephen, J.), rendered on or about February 19, 2014, unanimously affirmed.

Application by defendant’s counsel to withdraw as counsel is granted

(see Anders v California,

386 US 738 [1967];

People v Saunders, 52

AD2d 833 [1st Dept 1976]).