Opinion
Motion No: M-3204
10-02-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stephen Wiggins, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on February 28, 2017 (M-6359), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about December 15, 2015, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor chief counsel to Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made by assigned counsel to be relieved, 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 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, Suite 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 date of receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: October 2, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Judith J. Gische, Justice Presiding,Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton, Justices
M-3204
Ind. No. 3508/14