Opinion
Motion No: M-2363
09-10-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Enrique Clemente, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on February 6, 2020(M-8088), 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 May 22, 2019, and assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, to substitute David K. Bertan, Esq., as attorney of record, and to otherwise continue the poor person relief previously granted, 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 Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as defendant's assigned counsel to prosecute the appeal; the motion to substitute retained counsel is denied as unnecessary. 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 filing of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: September 10, 2020
__________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick,Justice Presiding, Cynthia S. Kern Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton Lizbeth GonzÁlez, Justices
M-2363
Ind. No. 20010/18