Opinion
Motion No. 2023-05247 Ind. No. 1371/18Case No. 2023-06107
01-09-2024
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ivan Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Troy K. Webber David Friedman Tanya R. Kennedy Julio Rodriguez III, Presiding Justice, Justices.
Defendant having moved to deem the moving papers herein a timely filed notice of appeal, or, in the alternative, for an order granting defendant permission to file an untimely notice of appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about December 01, 2022, for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and assignment of 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 deeming the moving papers a timely filed notice of appeal and the appeal shall be heard on the original record, except that a certified copy of the indictment(s) shall be substituted in place of the original indictment(s), and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, on condition that appellant serves one copy of such brief upon the District Attorney of said county and files with this Court an original, five hard copies and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy of such brief, together with the original record, pursuant to Section 1250.9 of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division, The court reporter shall promptly make and file with the criminal court (CPL §460.70) one transcript of the stenographic minutes of any proceedings pursuant to CPL §210.20, Arts. 710 and 730, and of the plea or trial and sentence. The Clerk shall furnish a copy of such transcripts to appellant's counsel, without charge, the transcripts to be returned to this Court when appellant's brief is filed.
Caprice R. Jenerson, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4100, is assigned as counsel for defendant-appellant for purposes of the appeal. The time within which appellant shall perfect this appeal is hereby enlarged until 180 days from the receipt of the complete record.