Opinion
Motion No: M-73
03-15-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jason Edwards, Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about March 7, 2016, for leave to have the appeal heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, 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 denied, with leave to renew upon defendant's submission of a detailed notarized affidavit, in compliance with CPLR 1101(a), setting forth the terms of defendant's retainer agreement with trial counsel, Frank Rothman, Esq., the amount and sources of funds for trial counsel's fee and to post bail in the amount of $100,000, and an explanation as to why similar funds are not available to prosecute this appeal. (The application shall include an affidavit of the source[s] of all funds utilized by defendant.)
ENTERED: March 15, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Judith J. Gische Troy K. Webber Marcy L. Kahn, Justices
M-73
Ind. No. 1794/14