Opinion
Motion No: M-5164
11-29-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent,CONFIDENTIAL v. Deshawn Barzey, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on April 26, 2018 (M-1232) granting defendant-appellant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about March 25, 2015, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 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 Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant-appellant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Justine M. Luongo, Esq., the Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and defendant-appellant's time in which to perfect the instant appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of receipt of the complete record.
ENTERED: November 29, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Troy K. Webber Anil C. Singh, Justices
M-5164
Ind. No. 326/15