People v. Brock - Appellate Division Opinion

New York Appellate Division

Filed March 4th, 2026

Detected March 5th, 2026

Summary

The New York Appellate Division affirmed a judgment convicting Isaiah Brock of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The court found no non-frivolous issues on appeal and granted the motion to withdraw as counsel.

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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department, issued an opinion in the case of People v. Brock, affirming the judgment of conviction for criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The court reviewed the sufficiency of the brief filed by the appellant's assigned counsel, which was submitted in accordance with Anders v. California, and concluded that no non-frivolous issues could be raised on appeal. Consequently, the court granted counsel's motion to withdraw.

This decision affirms the lower court's judgment and sentence. For legal professionals and criminal defendants involved in appeals, this case highlights the standards for Anders briefs and the court's independent review of the record for non-frivolous issues. The outcome suggests that appeals lacking substantial legal arguments may be summarily affirmed, with counsel permitted to withdraw.

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People v. Brock

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Citations: 2026 NY Slip Op 01214
Docket Number: Ind. No. 71359/23
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People v Brock (2026 NY Slip Op 01214)
| People v Brock |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 01214 |
| Decided on March 4, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |

Decided on March 4, 2026
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P.
PAUL WOOTEN
LILLIAN WAN
PHILLIP HOM, JJ.
2024-13523
(Ind. No. 71359/23)

*[1]The People of the State of New York, respondent,

Isaiah Brock, appellant.**

Matthew W. Brissenden, Garden City, NY, for appellant.

Anne T. Donnelly, District Attorney, Mineola, NY (Tammy J. Smiley of counsel; Matthew C. Frankel on the brief), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Teresa K. Corrigan, J.), rendered December 6, 2024, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon 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), in which he moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by the defendant's assigned counsel pursuant to Anders v California (386 US 738), and, upon an independent review of the record, we conclude that there are no nonfrivolous issues which could be raised on appeal. Counsel's application for leave to withdraw as counsel is, therefore, granted (see id.; Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.], 89 AD3d 252).

CHAMBERS, J.P., WOOTEN, WAN and HOM, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court