Opinion
Motion No: M-381
04-23-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, CONFIDENTIAL v. Christopher Collins, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on March 16, 2017 (M-762) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about September 29, 2016, and assigning Seymour W. James, Esq., predecessor counsel to Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, and for related relief, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of Janet E. Sabel, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Steven N. Feinman, Esq., One North Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, New York 10601, Telephone No. 914-949-8214 as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: April 23, 2019
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Peter Tom Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer, Justices
M-381
Ind. No. 2144/15