Opinion
Motion No: M-6467
04-16-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Garis Retances, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on June 29, 2017 (M-2033) 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 June 22, 2016, and assigning Rosemary Herbert, Esq., predecessor counsel to Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate, as counsel to prosecute the appeal, And assigned counsel having moved to be relieved as counsel and to substitute other counsel to prosecute the appeal, 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 Swarns, Esq., as successor 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 receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: April 16, 2019
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Angela M. Mazzarelli Jeffrey K. Oing Peter H. Moulton, Justices
M-6467
Ind. No. 1947/15