Opinion
Motion No: M-5440
01-31-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eric Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on January 16, 2018 (M-6329), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about February 15, 2017, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor counsel to Janet E. Sabel, Esq. The Legal Aid Society, 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 The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Room 1601, New York, New York, 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4100, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: January 31, 2019
_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice, Judith J. Gische Angela M. Mazzarelli Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing,Justices
M-5440
Ind. No. 3938/14