People v. Brookings

<div>People v Brookings - 2026 NY Slip Op 02413

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<nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>People v Brookings</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 02413</p> <p>April 22, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Division, Second Department</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.</p> </div> <div> <p>The People of the State of New York, respondent,</p> <p>v</p> <p>Denard Brookings, appellant.</p> </div> <p>Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department</p> <p>Decided on April 22, 2026</p> <p>2023-01178, (Ind. No. 70458/21)</p> <p>Hector D. Lasalle, P.J.</p> <p>Cheryl E. Chambers</p> <p>Janice A. Taylor</p> <p>Phillip Hom, JJ.</p> <div> <p>Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Steven C. Kuza of counsel), for appellant.</p> <p>Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel; Robert Ho on the brief), for respondent.</p> </div> <span>[*1]</span> <p>DECISION &amp; ORDER</p> <p>Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Abena Darkeh, J.), rendered January 12, 2023, convicting him of criminal contempt in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Assigned counsel has submitted a brief in accordance with <i>Anders v California</i> (386 US 738), in which she moves for leave to withdraw as counsel for the appellant.</p> <p>ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.</p> <p>We are satisfied with the sufficiency of the brief filed by the defendant's assigned counsel pursuant to <i>Anders v California</i> (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 (<i>see</i> <i>id.</i>; <i>Matter of Giovanni S. [Jasmin A.]</i>, 89 AD3d 252).</p> <p>LASALLE, P.J., CHAMBERS, TAYLOR and HOM, JJ., concur.</p> <p>ENTER:</p> <p>Darrell M. Joseph</p> <p>Clerk of the Court</p> </div>

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