MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Defense counsel seeks to be relieved of his assignment as counsel for defendant on the ground that there are no nonfrivolous issues that can be raised on appeal. Our review of the record, defense counsel's brief and defendant's pro se submissions reveals the existence of various potential nonfrivolous issues of "arguable merit" (People v. Cruwys, 113 A.D.2d 979,lv denied 67 N.Y.2d 650; see, People v. Adams, 283 A.D.2d 671), including the sufficiency of the plea allocution and whether County Court properly denied defendant's request to enter an Alford plea. Accordingly, defense counsel's application to be relieved is granted and new counsel will be assigned to address any issues that the record may disclose (see, People v. Cruwys, supra).
Cardona, P.J., Peters, Spain, Carpinello and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the decision is withheld, application to be relieved of assignment granted and new counsel to be assigned.