Opinion
Motion No. 2474
09-24-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tommie Hammond, Defendant-Appellant.
PRESENT: Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Justice Presiding, Cynthia S. Kern Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton Lizbeth González, Justices. Ind. No. 1820/15
Case No. 2016-01300
An order of this Court having been entered on June 21, 2016 (M-2526), inter alia, assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor to Janet E. Sable, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on December 22, 2015,
And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death and remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction,
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 on December 31, 2018, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings. ENTERED: September 24, 2020
/s/
Susanna Molina Rojas
Clerk of the Court