Opinion
Motion No: M-1453
07-02-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jonathan Halyard, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on or about April 7, 2016 (M-1188), inter alia, assigning Steven Banks, Esq., predecessor counsel to Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about November 17, 2015, And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death on October 8, 2017, and remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction, and to dismiss the indictment, 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 dismissing the appeal due to appellant's death, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings.
ENTERED: July 2, 2020
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Present - Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Barbara R. Kapnick Cynthia S. Kern Jeffrey K. Oing, Justices
M-1453
Ind. No. 2948/15