Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 13373 Attorney(S) John E. Kenny, Owego, for appellant. Donald A. Williams, District Attorney, Kingston (Joan Gudesblatt Lamb of counsel), for respondent. Judges Karen K. Peters John A. Lahtinen See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAEED VAHEDI, Also Known as SAM, Appellant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Crew III, J.P. Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of robbery in the first degree following an incident in which he displayed a knife to a clerk at an off-track betting facility and took some money. He was sentenced to a determinate prison term of six years to be followed by a five-year period of postrelease supervision. Defense counsel now seeks to be relieved of his assignment upon the basis that there are no nonfrivolous issues to be raised on appeal. However, our review of the record and defendant's pro se brief reveals the existence of certain issues of "arguable merit" (People v. Cruwys, 113 A.D.2d 979, 980, lv denied 67 N.Y.2d 650; see People v. Graham, 289 A.D.2d 874), namely, the propriety of County Court's imposition of a period of postrelease supervision, which was not part of the plea bargain, following the six-year term of imprisonment. In light of this, defense counsel's application to be relieved of his assignment is granted and new counsel will be assigned. Peters, Carpinello, Lahtinen and Kane, JJ., concur. ORDERED that the decision is withheld, application to be relieved of assignment granted and new counsel to be assigned.