Opinion
Motion No: M-1404
05-18-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Corey, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on January 17, 2017 (M-5911) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about June 21, 2016, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., 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 assigned counsel Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center For Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. (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 enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: May 18, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Barbara R. Kapnick Troy K. Webber, Justices
M-1404
Ind. No. 861/15