Opinion
Motion No. 2023-03998 Index No. 73540/22Case No. 2023-02892
11-02-2023
The People of The State of New York, Respondent, v. Edward Williams, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Justice Presiding, Jeffrey K. Oing Ellen Gesmer Bahaati E. Pitt-Burke Kelly O'Neill Levy, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on August 10, 2023 (Motion No. 2023-02577) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken to this Court from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about May 03, 2023, and assigning Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and Center for Appellate Litigation having moved for an order relieving such counsel and substituting it 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 Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Jenay Nurse Guilford, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, (212) 577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.