Opinion
Motion No: M-686
04-23-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, CONFIDENTIAL v. Manuel Cordero, 4348/17 Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on January 8, 2019 (M-5765) 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 May 9, 2018, and assigning Christina A. Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 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 Christina A. Swarns, Esq. as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688, 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. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Peter Tom Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer, Justices
M-686
Ind. Nos. 2586/17