People v. Velasquez

Full title: The People, etc., respondent, v. Joshua Velasquez, appellant. Ind. No…

Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department

Date published: Feb 18, 2022

No. 2022-61984 (N.Y. App. Div. Feb. 18, 2022)

Opinion

2022-61984 Motion 2019-00931

02-18-2022

The People, etc., respondent, v. Joshua Velasquez, appellant. Ind. No. 751/2018

Unpublished Opinion

MOTION DECISION

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P., LINDA CHRISTOPHER, LARA J. GENOVESI, DEBORAH A. DOWLING, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered December 19, 2018. Motion by assigned counsel to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute the appeal and for the assignment of new counsel. The appellant's motion for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel was granted on October 20, 2021, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Laurette D. Mulry

Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County

300 Center Drive, PO Box 1697

Riverhead, NY 11901-3398

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further, ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Steven A. Feldman

1129 Northern Blvd., Ste. 404

Manhasset, NY 11030

and it is further, ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order on motion upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the presentence report prepared in connection with the appellant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the appellant which are incorporated in or referred to in the report, and to provide additional copies to this Court upon demand; and it is further, ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is extended; assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 1250.9) and written directions; and it is further, ORDERED that assigned counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

CONNOLLY, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, GENOVESI and DOWLING, JJ., concur.