Opinion
Motion No. 2022-02086 SCI No. 3266/15Case No. 2017-02680
07-05-2022
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Bruno, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Barbara R. Kapnick Lizbeth González Saliann Scarpulla Bahaati E. Pitt, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on August 02, 2018 (M-2880), inter alia, granting defendant poor person relief and assigning Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about March 16, 2017,
And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death, remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction, and dismissing the indictment, 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 dismissing the appeal due to appellant's death on February 22, 2019, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, Bronx County, for further proceedings consistent with People v Mintz (20 N.Y.2d 770).