Opinion
Motion No: M-6233
03-07-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rakeem Douglas, Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant-appellant, pro se, having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about June 5, 2017, for leave to have the appeal heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, 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 denied, is denied, with leave to renew upon defendant's submission of a detailed notarized affidavit, in compliance with CPLR 1101 and 22 NYCRR 1250.4(d)(1) and (4), setting forth defendant's indigency, the amount and sources of monies used to retain trial counsel and to post the $50,000 bail in the Supreme Court, the disposition of those funds, and an explanation as to why similar funds are not available to prosecute this appeal. (The application shall include an affidavit of the source[s] of all funds utilized by defendant.)
ENTERED: March 7, 2019
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter Peter Tom Angela M. Mazzarelli, Justices
M-6233
Ind. No. 4465/15